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The harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) is a small rodent native to Europe and Asia. It is typically found in fields of cereal crops, such as wheat and oats, in reed beds and in other tall ground vegetation, such as long grass and hedgerows. It has reddish-brown fur with white underparts and a naked, highly prehensile tail, which it uses for ...
Rodents are animals that gnaw with two continuously growing incisors. Forty percent of mammal species are rodents, and they inhabit every continent except Antarctica. This list contains circa 2,700 species in 518 genera in the order Rodentia. [1]
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Birch mice (genus Sicista) are small jumping rodents that resemble mice with long, tufted tails and very long hind legs, allowing for remarkable leaps. They are the only extant members of the family Sminthidae. [1] They are native to Eurasian forests and steppes. All variants possess a long tail of 65 to 110 mm (2.6 to 4.3 in) of length and ...
The Eurasian lynx. Asiatic cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus venaticus CR (A. jubatus: EN) Swamp cat, Felis chaus NA (Cis-Caspian region) [7] African wildcat, Felis lybica [3] [8] LC (France, Italy, Greece) European wildcat, Felis silvestris LC; Pallas's cat, Otocolobus manul [9] LC (eastern Caucasus, possibly extirpated) Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx LC
Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (99 lb). Suborder: Sciurognathi. Family: Castoridae (beavers) Genus: Castor
Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (99 lb). Suborder: Sciurognathi. Family: Sciuridae (squirrels) Subfamily: Sciurinae. Tribe ...
Voles are small rodents that grow to 8–23 cm (3–9 in), depending on the species. Females can have five to ten litters per year, though with an average lifespan of three months and requiring one month to adulthood, two litters is the norm. [1] Gestation lasts for three weeks and the young voles reach sexual maturity in a month.