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Mouse, House or Wood?, UK (1 Viewer)
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Farnboro John
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Wood Mouse. They do come indoors more in the winter - or were these in the garage/shed etc?
Brown fur with a yellowish cast, indications of clean white underparts. Narrow muzzle, big pop eyes, long, narrow tail.
House Mouse tail is pinker and scaly, and the animal is more or less uniform-coloured top and bottom, varying brown to grey between individuals.
John
Brown fur with a yellowish cast, indications of clean white underparts. Narrow muzzle, big pop eyes, long, narrow tail.
House Mouse tail is pinker and scaly, and the animal is more or less uniform-coloured top and bottom, varying brown to grey between individuals.
John
Mike Richardson
Formerly known as Skink1978
These are Wood Mice. They have proportionately large eyes and ears along with brown fur (House Mice are greyish brown).
dantheman
Bah humbug
Excellent, cheers.
My initial feeling was correct then, although I saw a pic of a House Mouse looking not too dissimilar which suspect may have been mislabeled then (plus the ears being down didn't help me.)
These were in the shed, but in the countryside some way from the nearest farm even.
My initial feeling was correct then, although I saw a pic of a House Mouse looking not too dissimilar which suspect may have been mislabeled then (plus the ears being down didn't help me.)
These were in the shed, but in the countryside some way from the nearest farm even.
Farnboro John
Well-known member
Location or even habitat is not a complete solution - Mark Hows catches house Mice outside occasionally, and one has to wonder what they did pre-house-building! For that matter I've been invaded by Wood Mice but never seen a House Mouse near, where I live in central Farnborough.
John
Nutcracker
Stop Brexit!
Live in a much warmer, drier climate, like southwest Asia! They only colonised Britain after houses were invented.
