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From: Mandy Wilson City: Riverton, IL
Ok so i caught a mouse that had fallen into my window well and i wanted to know what it was. She (im assuming) is All kinds of brown and is about three inches long W/o tail. She doesnt squeek and is friendly. Any Clue?
	Extension Message From: Laura Kammin Visiting Extension Specialist, Pollution Prevention Extension-Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program lkammin@illinois.edu
If there is white on the underside it is likely a deer mouse or a white-footed mouse. You can see photos at: http://web.extension.illinois.edu/wildlife/directory_show.cfm?species=mice If it doesn't have a long tail, it isn't a mouse. A meadow vole is a likely candidate: http://web.extension.illinois.edu/wildlife/directory_show.cfm?species=vole Does it look like any of these??
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