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Field Mouse

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

  • Color: dark brown
  • Markings: none
  • Height/length: 12.5-20 cm.
  • Weight: 10-25 grams
  • Age of maturity: 4 to 6 weeks

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS CONTINUED

  • Lifespan: 1-3 years if not eaten

ADULT FIELD MOUSE

HABITAT

  • Discription: mostly fields with shrubs and a lot of grass
  • Location: anywhere that there is food

NICHE

  • Diet: pretty much anything but mostly grains and fruit
  • Shelter: anywhere where food is nearby

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PREDATION

REPRODUCTION

  • Mating season: February-October
  • Length of gestation period: 19-21 days
  • Number of offspring per pregnancy: 3-5

BABY FIELD MICE (PINKIES)

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IMPORTANT NAMES

  • Offspring
  • - at birth: pinkie
  • -as individual: pinkie
  • -as a group: pinkies

INTERESTING FACTS

  • They are not endangered
  • Originally from Western Asia
  • In the rodent family
  • Mickey Mouse is a mouse