Stats

Lifespan

12-18 months

Size

Tiny

Diet

Omnivore

Activity

Cathemeral

Social

Solitary

Biome

Temperate grassland

Range

Eurasia

Movement

Climbing

Breeding

Live birth

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Rare

About

This tiny rodent lives among tall stalks of grass across Europe and Asia. It uses its prehensile tail like a fifth limb to grip stems while climbing.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   newborn pup

   A blind, hairless pup nurses in the nest and is unable to regulate its own warmth.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A weaned juvenile is fully furred, leaves the nest, and begins foraging on solid food.
3. 3.
   adult

   Fully grown and self-sufficient.

Learn more

• View on iNaturalist →

Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Muridae

Genus

Micromys

Species

Micromys minutus