Micromys minutus (Pallas, 1771)
(Harvest Mouse)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMicromys minutus (Harvest Mouse)
FamilyCRICETIDAE (rats and voles)
OrderRODENTIA (rodents)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Micromys minutus (Harvest Mouse) :
1: Micromys minutus (Harvest Mouse)
28 Sep 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
nest in reeds, nearly 2m above ground
Image 1: NestImage 2: Nest (2)Image 3: Nest (3)Image 4: Nest (4)Image 5: Nest (5)Image 6: Nest (6)Image 7: Nest (7)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Perrow, M. & Jowitt, A. 2003 Wetlands as an important habitat for small mammals British Wildlife Vol 14, No. 3: 171-179.
Revels, R. 2005 Harvest Mouse Vol 16, No 5 Page: 349

Micromys minutus (Harvest Mouse) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Micromys minutus (Harvest Mouse)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Micromys minutus (Harvest Mouse)
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