Yellow-necked mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the yellow-necked mouse lives – recorded in 20 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Apodemus flavicollis
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	20 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Where does the yellow-necked mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the yellow-necked mouse in 20 countries and territories across Europe. In Russia 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 yellow-necked mouse endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the yellow-necked mouse?

The yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Apodemus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the yellow-necked mouse

The yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis), also called yellow-necked field mouse or yellow-necked wood mouse, is closely related to the wood mouse, with which it was long confused. It was only recognised as a separate species in 1894. It differs in its band of yellow fur around the neck and in having slightly larger ears and usually being slightly larger overall. Around 100 mm in length, it can climb trees and sometimes overwinters in houses. It is found mostly in mountainous areas of southern Europe, but extends north into parts of Scandinavia and Britain. It facilitates the spread of tick-borne encephalitis to humans and is a reservoir species for the Dobrava virus, a hantavirus that is responsible for causing haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Yellow-necked mouse (revision 1323518524), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q216871 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).