Yellow-necked mouse Apodemus flavicollis
Identification features
- Small sized mammal
- Pointed muzzle
- Large ears with hairless skin visble
- Fur is a rich yellow-ish brown colour on the back with a very pale grey
underside.
- Has an unbroken yellow band of fur which crosses the pale underside of
the between the forelegs and the head.
- Tail is dark above than below and is very long (at least sme length as
head and body combined)
Yellow-necked mice have not been recorded in Derbyshire yet, but we are
sure it will not be long before they are. They are found in mature woods
and hedges.
Distribution in Derbyshire information
