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Apodemus
''Apodemus'' is a genus of Muridae (true mice and rats). The name is unrelated to that of the '' Mus'' genus, instead being derived from the Greek ἀπό-δημος (literally ''away from home''). Taxonomy Related to the Ryūkyū spiny rats (''Tokudaia'') and the prehistoric ''Rhagamys'' – and far more distantly to '' Mus'' and '' Malacomys'' – it includes these species: ''Apodemus sensu stricto'' * Striped field mouse, ''A. agrarius'' * Chevrier's field mouse, ''A. chevrieri'' * Small Japanese field mouse, ''A. argenteus'' ''Alsomys'' * South China field mouse, ''A. draco'' * Himalayan field mouse, ''A. gurkha'' * Sichuan field mouse, ''A. latronum'' * Korean field mouse, ''A. peninsulae'' * Taiwan field mouse, ''A. semotus'' * Large Japanese field mouse, ''A. speciosus'' ''Sylvaemus'' * Alpine field mouse, ''A. alpicola'' * Yellow-necked mouse, ''A. flavicollis'' – includes ''A. arianus'' * Caucasus field mouse, ''A. hyrcanicus'' * Ward's field mouse ...
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Striped Field Mouse
The striped field mouse (''Apodemus agrarius'') is a rodent in the family Muridae. The range of this species stretches from Eastern Europe to Eastern Asia. Synonyms Accepted synonyms include ''Apodemus albostriatus'' (Bechstein, 1801), ''Apodemus caucasicus'' (Kuznetzov, 1944), ''Apodemus chejuensis'' (Johnson and Jones, 1955), ''Apodemus coreae'' (Thomas, 1908), ''Apodemus gloveri'' (Kuroda, 1939), ''Apodemus harti'' (Thomas, 1898), ''Apodemus henrici'' (Lehmann, 1970), ''Apodemus insulaemus'' (Tokuda, 1939 and 1941), ''Apodemus istrianus'' (Kryštufek, 1985), ''Apodemus kahmanni'' (Malec and Storch, 1963), '' Apodemus karelicus'' (Ehrström, 1914), ''Apodemus maculatus'' (Bechstein, 1801), ''Apodemus mantchuricus'' (Thomas, 1898), ''Apodemus nicolskii'' (Charlemagne, 1933), ''Apodemus nikolskii'' (Migouline, 1927), ''Apodemus ningpoensis'' (Swinhoe, 1870), ''Apodemus ognevi'' (Johansen, 1923), ''Apodemus pallescens'' (Johnson and Jones, 1955), ''Apodemus pallidior'' (Thomas, 1 ...
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Wood Mouse
The wood mouse (''Apodemus sylvaticus'') is a murid rodent native to Europe and northwestern Africa. It is closely related to the yellow-necked mouse (''Apodemus flavicollis'') but differs in that it has no band of yellow fur around the neck, has slightly smaller ears, and is usually slightly smaller overall: around 90 mm (3.54 in) in length and 23 g in weight. It is found across most of Europe and is a very common and widespread species, is commensal with people and is sometimes considered a pest. Other common names are long-tailed field mouse, field mouse, common field mouse, and European wood mouse. This species is a known potential carrier of the Dobrava sequence of hantavirus which affects humans and may pose serious risks to human health. Habitat and distribution Wood mice inhabit forests, grasslands, and cultivated fields, tending to seek out more wooded areas in winter. Almost entirely nocturnal and terrestrial, wood mice burrow extensively, build nests of pl ...
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Yellow-necked Mouse
The yellow-necked mouse (''Apodemus flavicollis''), also called yellow-necked field mouse, yellow-necked wood mouse, and South China field mouse, is closely related to the wood mouse, with which it was long confused. It was only recognised as a separate species in 1894. It differs in its band of yellow fur around the neck and in having slightly larger ears and usually being slightly larger overall. Around 100 mm in length, it can climb trees and sometimes overwinters in houses. It is found mostly in mountainous areas of southern Europe, but extends north into parts of Scandinavia and Britain. It facilitates the spread of tick-borne encephalitis to humans and is a reservoir species for the Dobrava virus, a hantavirus that is responsible for causing haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. Taxonomy ''Apodemus ponticus'' is probably a synonym of ''Apodemus flavicollis''. The former is found in the former Soviet Union with the boundary between the two being the political boundary ...
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Large Japanese Field Mouse
The large Japanese field mouse (''Apodemus speciosus'') is a nocturnal species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to Japan. Distribution and habitat The species appears to be present on all Japanese islands. It inhabits forests, grasslands, and cultivated fields, including rice paddies, at any altitude. Though occupying the same broad ecological niche as ''A. argenteus'', the two species prefer different microhabitats: ''A. argenteus'' prefers dense canopy, while ''A. speciosus'' prefers open secondary forests. Foraging behavior Large Japanese field mice forage primarily at night, likely to avoid predation. They are omnivores but mostly known to be seed-eating mice, particularly around autumn and winter, as the mice hoard acorns and walnuts, which comprise 13-100% of their food. This makes them effective seed dispersers. Mast seeding can have serious effects on field mouse populations, including increases in overwinter survival, winter reproduction, and population de ...
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Ural Field Mouse
The Ural field mouse (''Apodemus uralensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is also known as the pygmy field mouse. It is found in Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Mongolia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey and Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv .... References External links * Apodemus Rats of Asia Rodents of Europe Rodents of China Mammals of Russia Mammals described in 1811 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Peter Simon Pallas {{Apodemus-stub ...
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Taiwan Field Mouse
The Taiwan field mouse, also called Formosan wood mouse (''Apodemus semotus''), is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort .... The Taiwan field mouse is primarily distributed in the montane region between 1,400 and 3,000 m. They inhabit various habitat types, such as natural or planted forests, grasslands, farms, and campsites, and are omnivorous feeding on plants, insects and fungi. Based on morphological measurements, it has been suggested that the Taiwan field mouse is not different from the South China field mouse (''Apodemus draco''), and should not be considered as a separate species. The Taiwan field mouse is sexually dimorphic, with male generally larger than females (male: 25.6 ± 0.5 g; fe ...
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Steppe Field Mouse
The steppe field mouse (''Apodemus witherbyi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Israel, Turkey, Jordan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, and probably Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc .... The Mount Hermon field mouse (sometimes recognized as a distinct species: ''A. hermonensis'') and the yellow-breasted field mouse (sometimes recognized as a distinct species: ''A. fulvipectus'') were considered conspecific with the steppe field mouse by Musser and Carleton (2005). References Apodemus Rats of Asia Mammals of Azerbaijan Mouse, Steppe Field Mammals described in 1902 Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Apodemus-stub ...
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Ward's Field Mouse
Ward's field mouse (''Apodemus pallipes'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, India, Iran, Nepal, and Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 .... References * Apodemus Mammals of Afghanistan Mammals of Pakistan Mammals of Nepal Mammals described in 1900 Taxa named by Gerald Edwin Hamilton Barrett-Hamilton Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Apodemus-stub ...
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Sichuan Field Mouse
The Sichuan field mouse (''Apodemus latronum'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Qinghai and Sichuan provinces of China, and in India and Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai .... References * Rats of Asia Rodents of China Rodents of Southeast Asia Apodemus Mammals described in 1911 Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Apodemus-stub ...
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Alpine Field Mouse
The alpine field mouse (''Apodemus alpicola'') is a species of rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ... in the family Muridae. It is found in Austria, France, Italy, Germany, and Switzerland. References * Apodemus Rodents of Europe Mammals described in 1952 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Apodemus-stub ...
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Western Broad-toothed Field Mouse
The western broad-toothed field mouse (''Apodemus epimelas'') is a species of rodent in the genus ''Apodemus'' from southeastern Europe. It is related to '' A. mystacinus'', which occurs further to the east. It is found in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas .... References Apodemus Mammals described in 1902 {{Murinae-stub ...
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Eastern Broad-toothed Field Mouse
The eastern broad-toothed field mouse (''Apodemus mystacinus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. Distribution Following the classification of the Balkan population as a separate species western broad-toothed field mouse, the eastern broad-toothed field mouse ''sensu stricto'' is found in Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with .... References * Apodemus Mammals described in 1877 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Apodemus-stub ...
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