Species: Micromys minutus
Harvest mice are considered regulators as they do not change their internal temperature as a result of a change in the temperature of the environment.
Harvest mice do not migrate. Because they do not need a large quantity of daily food, they are able to stay in mainly one place.
These mice are generalists as they only need to eat very general vegetation (grains, grasses), as well as the fact as they only need a mild climate to survive.
Harvest mice live in the wheat fields and grasslands of Europe and Africa. Feeding mainly on grains, wheat, barley, and grass, harvest mice are not very picky eaters. These mice are very small creatures, and act as prey towards many birds and reptiles that happen to live around them. They are diurnal, terrestrial animals, and as a result have to keep an eye out for any dangerous predators.
Harvest mice are consumers as they do not create their own food.
Type of DietHarvest mice are herbivores as they only eat plants, such as grass and wheat.