With the 18 species and subspecies of our fauna, mice make up a well-represented group of rodents, spread throughout the country, in the most different living environments.
Mouse Feed
It feeds on grain seeds and industrial plants,vegetables, fruits, all kinds of food found in homes, causing damage.
Mouse Behavior
Frequently present in the Delta, on fields, at the edge of forests, through bushes.
They dig galleries under the roots of trees, stumps, bushes.Mouse Appearance
The field mouse has a more robust body than the house mouse,with a length of 9-13 cm, the tail is relatively short, having only 2.5 – 4.5 cm.
Also, the legs are short, only 1.5 – 2 cm long.
The body weight is between 16 and 62 g. the ears are parched, small and wide, with a streak of bristles descending from the crest towards the pavilion. The coat color is tan brown on the dorsal side and grayish white with yellowish tints on the ventral side. There is no clear distinction between the two color zones.
The fur looks permanently wrinkled. At us it has a limited spread, in the north-west of Transylvania, living in humid and shady places. It builds a nest like a ball, hidden in a thicket of grasses. The Access Gallery to the nest, and the nest, are always located in dry places.
Mouse Reproduction
They breed all year round, the mouse having 9-13 girls with 4-8 chicks each, so it is very prolific, to compensate for the small life span of about a year. It is hunted by Fox, ferret and night Raptors.
