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Apodemus
''Apodemus'' is a genus of Muridae, murid (true mice and rats) containing the field mice as well as other well-known species like the wood mouse and the yellow-necked mouse. The name is unrelated to that of the ''Mus (genus), 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 (genus), Mus'' and ''Malacomys'' – it includes these species: ''Apodemus sensu stricto'' * Striped field mouse, ''A. agrarius'' * Small Japanese field mouse, ''A. argenteus'' * Chevrier's field mouse, ''A. chevrieri'' ''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'' * Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, 190 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wood Mouse
The wood mouse (''Apodemus sylvaticus'') is a Muridae, 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 ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yellow-necked Mouse
The yellow-necked mouse (''Apodemus flavicollis''), also called yellow-necked field mouse or yellow-necked wood 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 between Russia an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor .... See also * Apodemus uralensis cimrmani 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwan Field Mouse
The Taiwan field mouse, also called Formosan wood mouse (''Apodemus semotus''), is a species of rodent in the family Muridae The Muridae, or murids, are either the largest or second-largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 870 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. .... It is found only in Taiwan. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steppe Field Mouse
The steppe field mouse (''Apodemus witherbyi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Israel, Palestine, Turkey, Jordan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Lebanon, Syria, the Greek island of Rhodes, Ukraine and possibly Afghanistan and Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ..., . 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# .... 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 Rodents of Asia {{Apodemus-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Small Japanese Field Mouse
The small Japanese field mouse (''Apodemus argenteus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to Japan, spanning from Hokkaido to Kyushu and is similar to its larger counterpart, '' Apodemus speciosus''. Anatomy The body length is 65–100mm, tail 70–110mm, weight 10–20g. Although it is similar to a large Japanese field mouse, the small mice have slightly longer tails then the body, opposite to the large mice. References *The History of Kaneko, supervised by Naga Abe, edited by the Natural Environment Research Center of the Foundation, "Mammals in Japan evised 2nd Edition, Tokai University is a private non-sectarian higher education institution located in Tokyo, Japan. It was founded by Dr. Shigeyoshi Matsumae. It was accredited under Japan's old educational system in 1946 and under the new system in 1950. In 2008, Tokai Uni ... Press, 2008, P38, ISBN 978-4-486-01802-5 * Rats of Asia Apodemus Endemic mammals of Japan Mammals descr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has .... References Rats of Asia Rodents of China Rodents of India Rodents of Myanmar Apodemus Mammals described in 1900 Taxa named by Gerald Edwin Hamilton Barrett-Hamilton Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Apodemus-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
