Distribution of the mound-building mouse on the territory of Košická kotlina basin (Slovakia)

Alexander Csanády

Alexander Csanády https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1679-3562

1 April 2025 · volume 47 · (issue 4) · pp. 85–93 · PDF [full text]

Abstract: In the lowland areas of the Košická kotlina basin (eastern Slovakia), the occurrence of the mound-building mouse, Mus spicilegus, was confirmed in 2002–2024. The occurrence was confirmed by typical autumn-winter mounds (n = 747) with food reserves consisting of weed seeds and grasses at thirteen localities. Long-term research confirmed that mice prefer mainly fallows, cereal and maize fields with grasses and weeds, which was also in agreement with literature data.

Keywords: mammals, Mus spicilegus, overwintering mounds, Rodentia

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