Mouse Identification (+ two corpses) (1 Viewer)

[ori76]

I found this mouse at my stairs. I wonder if it is a Mus domesticus or an Apodamus sylvaticus:



Of course, I did release it in the garden after the picture. I live in Madrid, central Spain, by the way.

And now, two unhappier pictures taken in north Spain (Sorry, I forgot to place something in the picture to compare meassures)

A shrew and a mouse:





Any idea of what are they?

 

[Mike Richardson]

I found this mouse at my stairs. I wonder if it is a Mus domesticus or an Apodamus sylvaticus:



Of course, I did release it in the garden after the picture. I live in Madrid, central Spain, by the way.

And now, two unhappier pictures taken in north Spain (Sorry, I forgot to place something in the picture to compare meassures)

A shrew and a mouse:





Any idea of what are they?

I think your first mouse is a very young Mus domesticus.

The shrew looks like it's one of the larger Sorex. The exact location you found it should help determine the species. S. coronatus (Crowned Shrew) occurs in most of northern Spain, however S. granarius (Iberian) lives in extreme west. Unless you saw it in the Pyrenees you should be able to rule out S. araneus (Common).

Not sure with your last animal. Young Rattus rattus?

 

[MarkHows]

I agree with Mike with the first and last ID

Without details of location for the second photo which would help, I think this is S. coronatus but difficult to tell without anything for size comparison.


Mark

 

[ori76]

Thank you very much for the IDs.

Regarding the shrew, it was un Cantabria, so no granarius or araneus are present.

It seems coronatus will be the most likely as you say.

Regards

Ricardo