who or what is or was apodemus sylvaticus?

Question

is it the latin name for a type of pine tree?

Answer 1

It is the scientific or Zoological name of a field mouse. The name has nothing to do with any pine tree. Even though the mouse plays an important role in the distribution of pine cones.

Please click on the link below to see the pictures of the animal.

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Answer 2

European wood mouse

The wood mouse is the most common native rodent in Britain. It has brown fur with a reddish tinge and a white or greyish belly. The alternative common name of this species is the long-tailed field mouse, as the tail is often roughly the same size as the combined head and body length . This species can be distinguished from the similar yellow-necked mouse as it lacks a yellow collar that forms a bib on the chest.

Size
Head & body length: 81-103 mm
Tail length: 71-95 mm

Weight
13-27 g (2)

Answer 3

Not a tree but a woodmouse - specifically the long-tailed woodmouse (sometimes called long-tailed field mouse). They live in woodland ( hence 'sylvaticus') but also in fields, hedgerows and gardens. In winter they will come into buildings such as my garage and loft.

These beautiful creatures have have big black eyes, long tails, powerful legs and long feet and they can certainly jump! They are bigger than house mice. Living in burrows in the ground with lots of runs they eat just about anything (omnivorous). They particularly like nuts, fruit, buds, insect larvae etc; winter food is stored in the burrows.

If you want to catch them you'll need to use a small mammal trap which you can bait with raisins; release them about 2 miles away and then they are unlikely to come back.

Answer 4

Apodemus sylvaticus is of the kingdom animalia, phylum chordata, subphylum vertebrata, order roendentia. Otherwise known as a long-tailed field mouse.
Pine trees would be found as 'pinus'. It could be that you are looking for 'pinus sylvestris',Scots Fir, or some other genus of white pine.

Answer 5

Woodmouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
(aka Field Mouse)

The Woodmouse is found throughout Britain, where it is the commonest wild rodent, and in other parts of Europe.

It is identified by its large ears, protruding eyes, long tail and dark brown fur with white underparts.

They eat a wide variety of food including flower seeds.

They live in complicated underground burrows that include nest chambers and food stores.
Few adults survive from one summer to the next. Predators include owls (mainly tawny), weasels, foxes and domestic cats.

Answer 6

It's a long-tailed field mouse, found throughout Europe (except northern Scandinavia and Finland) and east to the Altai and Himalayan mountains. It is also found in parts of central and southwestern Asia, Himalayas, northwestern Africa, British Isles and nearby islands.

Answer 7

No its a small Field mouse

Answer 8

According to Google it's a Woodmouse. It's cute.

Answer 9

long-tailed field mouse are called apdemes sylvaticus.

Answer 10

it's a type of mouse