''Apodemus'' is a

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Muridae The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. The name Muridae come ...

(true mice and rats). The name is unrelated to that of the ''

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'' genus, instead being derived from the Greek ἀπό-δημος (literally ''away from home'').

Taxonomy

Related to the

Ryūkyū spiny rat The Ryukyu spiny rat (''Tokudaia osimensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. Endemic to Amami Ōshima island in the Amami Islands of the Ryukyu archipelago of Japan, its natural habitat is subtropical moist broadleaf forest. The k ...

s (''Tokudaia'') and the prehistoric '' Rhagamys'' – and far more distantly to ''

'' and ''

Malacomys ''Malacomys'' is a genus of rodents in the family Muridae native to Africa. It is the only member of the tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage ...

'' – it includes these

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

''Apodemus sensu stricto''

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), ''Apode ...

, ''A. agrarius'' *

Chevrier's field mouse Chevrier's field mouse (''Apodemus chevrieri'') 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 upp ...

, ''A. chevrieri'' *

Small Japanese field mouse The small Japanese field mouse (''Apodemus argenteus'') 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 ...

, ''A. argenteus''

''Alsomys''

South China field mouse The South China field mouse (''Apodemus draco'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in China, India, and Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require ...

, ''A. draco'' * Himalayan field mouse, ''A. gurkha'' *

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: W ...

, ''A. latronum'' *

Korean field mouse The Korean field mouse (''Apodemus peninsulae''), also known as the Korean wood mouse, is a species of mouse. It is distributed across Northeastern Asia, including the Russian Far East, northern China, the Korean Peninsula, Sakhalin, and Hokkaidō ...

, ''A. peninsulae'' *

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 jun ...

, ''A. semotus'' *

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, gras ...

, ''A. speciosus''

''Sylvaemus''

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 uppe ...

, ''A. alpicola'' * Yellow-necked mouse, ''A. flavicollis'' – includes ''A. arianus'' * Caucasus field mouse, ''A. hyrcanicus'' *

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 Pakista ...

, ''A. pallipes'' *

Black Sea field mouse The Black Sea field mouse (''Apodemus ponticus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, possibly Iran, Iraq, Russian Federation, and Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Re ...

, ''A. ponticus'' * Wood mouse, ''A. sylvaticus'' *

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, Georgi ...

, ''A. uralensis'' ** Pygmy field mouse, ''A. u. microps'' ** Cimrman Ural field mouse, ''A. u. cimrmani'' *

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 ...

, ''A. witherbyi''

''Karstomys ''

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 easte ...

, ''A. mystacinus'' *

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 ...

, ''A. epimelas'' *

Kashmir field mouse The Kashmir field mouse (''Apodemus rusiges'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in India, Nepal, and Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in ...

, ''A. rusiges''

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Apodemus avicennicus ''Apodemus avicennicus'' is a species of rodent found in Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbai ...

'' Darvish, Javidkar & Siahsarvie, 2006 Prehistoric species described from

fossil A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved ...

remains include: * ''A. gorafensis'' (Late Miocene/Early Pliocene of Italy) * ''A. dominans'' (Kolzoi 1959)