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Small Japanese field mouse

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Small Japanese field mouse
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.