The eastern broad-toothed field mouse (''Apodemus mystacinus'') is a species of
rodent in the family
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 ...
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Distribution
Following the classification of the Balkan population as a separate species
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 ...
, the eastern broad-toothed field mouse ''sensu stricto'' is found in
Georgia,
Greece,
Iran,
Iraq,
Israel,
Jordan,
Lebanon and
Turkey.
References
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Apodemus
Mammals described in 1877
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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