| Small Japanese field mouse | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Apodemus |
| Species: | A. argenteus
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| Binomial name | |
| Apodemus argenteus (
Temminck, 1844)
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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. [2]
References
- ^ Cassola, F. (2016). "Apodemus argenteus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN: e.T42642A115198737. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T42642A22424490.en. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "静岡県内で捕獲されたアカネズミとヒメネズミの頭蓋骨における" (PDF). Network for Shizuoka Prefecture Museum of Natural History. p. 2-3. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
- The History of Kaneko, supervised by Naga Abe, edited by the Natural Environment Research Center of the Foundation, "Mammals in Japan [Revised 2nd Edition]", Tokai University Press, 2008, P38, ISBN 978-4-486-01802-5
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1263–1264. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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| Small Japanese field mouse | |
|---|---|
|
| |
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Apodemus |
| Species: | A. argenteus
|
| Binomial name | |
| Apodemus argenteus (
Temminck, 1844)
| |
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. [2]
References
- ^ Cassola, F. (2016). "Apodemus argenteus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN: e.T42642A115198737. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T42642A22424490.en. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "静岡県内で捕獲されたアカネズミとヒメネズミの頭蓋骨における" (PDF). Network for Shizuoka Prefecture Museum of Natural History. p. 2-3. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
- The History of Kaneko, supervised by Naga Abe, edited by the Natural Environment Research Center of the Foundation, "Mammals in Japan [Revised 2nd Edition]", Tokai University Press, 2008, P38, ISBN 978-4-486-01802-5
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1263–1264. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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