Apodemus flavicollis is described in a British mammal atlas as mainly a woodland mouse. The yellowish band below its neck joins the brown upper fur, and many British records are near ancient woodland.
A yellowish band below the neck joins the brown fur on the upper parts. The upper fur is brighter and the underside is paler.
The British atlas describes the species as mainly woodland and notes that British records often lie near ancient woodland.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.