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MammalLCLeast Concern

Harvest Mouse

Micromys minutus

About

Britain's smallest rodent at under 6g, it weaves a ball-shaped nest of woven grass stems above the ground. It uses its prehensile tail to climb and is declining with the loss of rough grassland and cereal margins.

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Quick Facts

Category
Mammal
Latin name
Micromys minutus
IUCN Status
LC — Least Concern
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Conservation Status: LC

Least Concern — assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.