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 the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ...
in the family
Muridae. It is endemic to
Japan.
References
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Rats of Asia
Apodemus
Endemic mammals of Japan
Mammals described in 1844
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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