ID pls for mouse

[Dillybythesea]

This little person was running around in my rockery this morning. I've been looking at A Guide to the Small Mammals of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly which Shirl put me onto a bit back (given it works in Hants too), and am torn between house mouse and wood mouse. Whe it was running along it's underside seemed very white, ie woodmouseish, but its tail looks hairless which seems housemouseish? (I know there are yellow-necked mice around here too, but no reason to think it's one of those?) Any help much appreciated!

[valleyforge]

Hi Dillybythesea,

Juvenile wood mouse, I believe. Nice photos.

[vole-woman]

I'd say so. The massive back legs and the large ears are two useful signs for telling the woodmouse apart from the house mouse.

[Dillybythesea]

Many thanks valleyforge and vole-woman - that's great!