Harvest mice are the smallest mammals kept at Zoo Zurich. The about 12 cm small mice (including tail) do not dig burrows, but climb around between blades of grass. They use their tail as an additional prehensile organ and the fifth toe of their hind feet like a thumb. They build elaborate ball nests between the stalks, in which they raise their numerous young.
Taxonomy |
Rodents, myomorphs, murids |
Habitat |
sedges, cereal and rice fields |
Activity pattern |
social |
Diet |
seeds, insects |
Sponsors
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M. Born, Zürich |
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B. Dieter, Zürich |
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R. Berchtold, Brüttisellen |
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E. Estermann, Niederglatt |
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M. Peng, Adliswil |
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Familie K. + A. Muhl, Büttenhard |
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Familie Klingler, Hallau |
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E. Bazzi, Reutlingen |
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G. Seematter, Regensberg |
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F. Staub, Herrliberg |
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M. Honsell, Berlingen |
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A. Geissler, Fällanden |
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M. A. Bieri |
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U. Götz, Adliswil |
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Anais |
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C. Kalt, Winterthur |
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N. Moser-Hugo, Steinmaur |
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R. Schmid, Greifensee |
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L. Migliori, Dällikon |
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G. Lecic, Kriens |
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R. Hobi, Wangen b. Dübendorf |
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E. Stocker, Hilfikon |
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M. Fankhauser, Gipf-Oberfrick |
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P. Guidali, Chur |
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St. M. Nisple, Hüntwangen |
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K. Frehner, Oberrieden |
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A. Soldini, Zürich |
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M. Begert, Horgen |
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M. Meierhofer, Mellingen |
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M. Hirsiger, Wettswil |
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H. Müller, Buchs AG |
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P. Schröder, Adliswil |
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A. Brombacher, Bubikon |
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V. Huwiler, Zürich |
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D. Herrmann, Zürich |
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J. Schmidt, Wetzikon |
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E. Raffellen, Dulliken |
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E. Schmid, Urdorf |
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L. Roth, Pfaffhausen |
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B. Rosser, Zürich |
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M. Hartmann, Schlieren |
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S. Crottogini, Luzern |
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J. Maurer, Bern |
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A. Hobi, Wangen b. Dübendorf |
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S. Schweizer, St. Gallen |
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I. Wunderlin, Chur |
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V. Bossi, Surava |
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J. Kündig, Zug |
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E. Karpf, Birmensdorf |
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K. Frehner, Oberrieden |
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M. Trachsler, Zürich |
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L. Kalt, Forch |
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A. Althaus, Zürich |
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C. Escher, Zürich |
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E. Ohlin, Wil SG |
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E. Wernli, Suhr |
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N. Böhrer, Zürich |
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N. Müller, Adliswil |
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Th. Stähli, Niederhasli |