Common Indian Field Mouse

Across its range this small mouse is glossy light brown above, shading to greyish-white or white below, often with a light brown band or patch across the chest. It has large rounded ears and a pointed muzzle, and its upper incisors curve backwards. Head and body are about 7 cm and the tail about 6 cm. The species occurs in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Sri Lanka, where it is called wel heen-miya in Sinhala (Wikipedia, general species account).

No Sri Lankan ecology was found for this entry. Nationally Least Concern (Sri Lanka National Red List 2012).