Wood mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the wood mouse lives – recorded in 17 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Apodemus sylvaticus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	17 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Where does the wood mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the wood mouse in 17 countries and territories across Europe. In Spain it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the wood mouse endangered?

The wood mouse’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the wood mouse?

The wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Apodemus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the wood mouse

The wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) is a murid rodent native to Europe and northwestern Africa. It is closely related to the yellow-necked mouse (A. flavicollis) but differs in that it has no band of yellow fur around the neck, has slightly smaller ears, and is usually slightly smaller overall: around 90 mm (3.54 in) in length and 23 g in weight. It is found across most of Europe and is a very common and widespread species, is commensal with people and is sometimes considered a pest. Other common names are long-tailed field mouse, field mouse, common field mouse, and European wood mouse. This species is a known potential carrier of the Dobrava sequence of hantavirus which affects humans and may pose serious risks to human health.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Wood mouse (revision 1366103448), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q212185 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).