Biology:Small Japanese field mouse
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Short description: Species of rodent
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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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| 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 (IUCN) 2016: e.T42642A115198737. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T42642A22424490.en. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/42642/0. 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". p. 2-3. http://www.spmnh.jp/report/tokainh08/tokai0804.pdf.
- 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. 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. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13001206.
Wikidata ☰ Q1768540 entry
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