Northern birch mouse
The birch mouse lives in the large forest of middle and est europe and in Siberia. It feeds on shoots, grains and berries. It also eats worms and the insects it meets. The birch mouse can found in the marshes as well.
The birchmouse has a nocturnal live , in that way escaping its many predators, like birds. The birchmouse is very hard to find.
The winter and the birch mouse
The birchmouse escapes the cold by going underground.
It hibernates in underground burrows for many months.
birchmouse food
The birchmouse feeds on the insects that live in the trees. But it will also eat berries and seeds.
adapted for climbing
The birchmouse is an easy climber. The outermost digits of both front and hindlegs can oppose the other digits, and not only used to hold the food , but also make climbing easy. The long tail also assist in climbing.
birchmice belong to the Jerboa's
The Jerboa's is a small family of 20 species, wich have large hind legs for jumping and running , and small front legs, used for holding the food. The long tail is used to keep the balance.
Rodents from the book: "wat is dat voor een dier" 1950.
1 greater mole rat or Spalax microphthalmus
2 common vole or Microtus arvalis
3 Northern Birch Mouse or Sicista betulina
4 woodmouse or Apodemus sylvaticus
5 harvest mouse
6 striped field mouse or Apodemus agrarius
7 bank vole or Myodes glareolus or Clethrionomys glareolus
8 house mouse or Mus musculus
9 European hamster or Cricetus cricetus
10 black rat or Rattus rattus
11 Edible dormouse or Glis glis
12 brown rat, common rat, street rat or Rattus norvegicus
13 garden dormouse or Eliomys quercinus
14 hazel dormouse or common dormouse or Muscardinus avellanarius