Harvest mouse  (Micromys minutus)

Species information

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Glossary

  • Prehensile: capable of grasping.

References

  1. National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (August 2002): http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn/
  2. IUCN Red List 2000 (August 2002) http://www.redlist.org/
  3. The Mammal Society fact sheet (August 2002) http://www.abdn.ac.uk/mammal/harvest_mouse.shtml
  4. Leach, M. (1990) Mice of the British Isles. Shire Natural History. Shire Publications Ltd, Aylesbury.
  5. Macdonnald, D. W. & Tattersall, F. T. (2001) Britain's mammals- the challenge for conservation. The Wildlife Conservation research Unit, Oxford University. www.wildcru.org
  6. Penny Rudd, Chester Zoo (2001) Pers comm.
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