Life
Mammalia
Rodentia
Muridae
- Apodemus Kaup, 1829
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Apodemus Kaup, 1829; Skizz. Europ. Thierwelt, 1: 154, TS: Mus agrarius Pallas
Sylvaemus
Nemomys
Alsomys
Petromys Martino, 1934
Karstomys Martino, 1939; (New name for Petromys Martino, 1934, preoccupied by Petromys Smith, 1834)
Apodemus ; [MPR, 132]
-. See [About maps]
Rock mouse
Broad-toothed Mouse
Mus mystacinus Danford & Alston, 1877; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1877: 279, TL: Zebil, Bulgar Dagh, Asia Minor
Apodemus mystacinus ; [MPR, 133]; [MSOW, 508]; [P.G. de Medonça]
Palestine, Asia Minor, Iraq, Georgia, Rhodes, Crete?, Palestine, Asia Minor, Iraq, Georgia
euxinus
pohlei; (Syria)
?rhodius; (Rhodes)
smyrnensis
Apodemus mystacinus mystacinus ; [MPR, 133]
Croatia, Yugoslavia, Albania, S.Bulgaria - Greece
mystacinus epimelas (Nehring, 1902); (European range)
Apodemus mystacinus epimelas ; [MPR, 133]
Yugoslavia (Krk Island)
Apodemus krkensis Miric, 1968; Z. Säugetierk. 33: 375, TL: Baska, Krk Island, Quarner, Yugoslavia
Apodemus krkensis ; [MPR, 135]; [MSOW, 507]
Apodemus mystacinus krkensis ; [P.G. de Medonça]
NW.Spain, E.France, Italy, Balkans, Denmark, S.Scandinavia, European Russia - Urals, Asia Minor, Palestine. See [About maps]
Metsähiiri
Isometsähiiri
Yellow-necked Mouse
Yellow-necked Field Mouse
Mus flavicollis Melchior, 1834; Dansk. Staat. Norg. Pattedyr: 99, TL: Sielland, Denmark
brauneri; (Yugoslavia)
brevicauda
cellarius
fennicus; (Finland)
Apodemus flavicollis parvus Argyropulo, 1945; (preocc. Mus sylvaticus parvus Bechstein, 1796)
princeps
samariensis; (E. European Russia)
saturatus; (N. Asia Minor)
Apodemus tauricus argyropuloi Heptner, 1948; Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR 60: 177-178 (repl. _Apodemus flavicollis parvus_)
Apodemus flavicollis alpinus Heinrich, 1951; (preocc. Mus sylvaticus alpinus Burg, 1921), TL: Allgäu. Osterachtal, S. Germany
Apodemus flavicollis alpicola Heinrich, 1952; (repl. Apodemus flavicollis alpinus Heinrich, 1951)
Apodemus tauricus geminae Lehmann, 1961; , TL: Monte Gargano, Apulia, Italy
Apodemus tauricus dietzi Kahmann, 1964; , TL: Lake Symphale, Corinthie, Peloponese, Greece
Mus sylvaticus var. ?tauricus Pallas, 1811; , TL: "Chersonesus tauricus"
Apodemus flavicollis ; [MPR, 134]; [MSOW, 507]; [P.G. de Medonça]
England
wintoni
= Apodemus flavicollis ; [MPR, 134]
Apodemus flavicollis wintoni ; [P.G. de Medonça]
W.Palearctic, Palestine, NW.Africa, Mediterranean. See [About maps]
Pikkumetsähiiri
Wood Mouse
Mus sylvaticus Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 62, TL: Upsala, Sweden
albus
alpinus Burg
baessleri; (Crimea)
balchaschensis; (L. Balkhash)
callipides; (NW. Spain)
candidus
chorassanicus; (Kopet Dag)
ciscaucasicus; (N. Caucasus)
erythronotus Blanford
flaviventris; (Serbia)
flavobrunneus
griseus
isabellinus
leucocephalus
?maximus
Apodemus microtis Miller, 1912; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 25: 60, TL: vicinity of Dzharkent, Kazakhstan
= ; [MPR, 134]
= ?Apodemus latronum ; [MSOW, 508 (?)]
mosquensis
niger
Apodemus nigritalus Hollister, 1913; Smithsonian Misc. Coll. 60 (24): 1, TL: Tepucha, 25 mil SE of Biisk, Altai Mts
pallipes; (Pamirs)
parvus
pecchioli
pentas; (Punjab)
planicola
spadix
stankovici; (Yugoslavia)
Mus sylvaticus tauricus Barret-Hamilton, 1900; (preocc. Mus sylvaticus var. tauricus Pallas, 1811)
tokmak; (E. Kirghizia)
varius
witherbyi
Apodemus sylvaticus milleri de Beaux, 1926; , TL: Borzoli, Genoa, Italy
Apodemus sylvaticus hessei Miric, 1960; , TL: Crni Kamen, Sar Planina Mts., near Kacanik, Yugoslavia
Apodemus sylvaticus dichruroides Miric, 1960
Apodemus sylvaticus clanceyi Harrison, 1948; , TL: Bagnacavallo, near Lugo, Emilia, N. Italy
Apodemus sylvaticus iconicus Heptner, 1948; Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR 60: 177-178 (repl. _Mus sylvaticus tauricus_ Barrett-Hamilton, 1900)
Apodemus sylvaticus kilikiae Kretzoi, 1964; (repl. Mus sylvaticus tauricus Barrett-Hamilton, 1900)
algirus; (Algeria)
bergensis; (Norway)
butei; (Is. of Bute, Scotland)
celticus; (Ireland)
?chamaeropsis
creticus; (Crete)
cumbrae; (Gt Cumbrae Is., Scotland)
fiolagan; (Is. of Arran, Scotland)
fridariensis; (Fair Is., Scotland)
ghia; (Is. of Gigha, Scotland)
grandiculus
granti; (Is. of Yell, Scotland)
hamiltoni; (Is. of Rhum, Scotland)
hayi; (Morocco)
hebridensis; (Is. of Lewis, Scotland)
hirtensis; (Is. of Hirta, St Kilda, Scotland)
intermedius; (England)
islandicus; (Iceland)
larus; (Is. of Jura, Scotland)
maclean; (Is. of Mull, Scotland)
nesiticus; (Is. of Mingulay, Scotland)
thuleo; (Is. of Foula, Scotland)
tirae; (Is. of Tiree, Scotland)
tural; (Is. of Islay, Scotland)
Apodemus sylvaticus ifranensis Saint Girons & Bree, 1962; , TL: Between Ifrane and Boulemane, Middle Atlas, Morocco
Apodemus sylvaticus rufescens Saint Girons & Bree, 1962; , TL: Temmerkennit, Algeria
Apodemus sylvaticus ilvanus Kahmann & Niethammer, 1971; , TL: Island of Elba, Italy
Apodemus sylvaticus hermanni Felten & Storch, 1970; , TL: Pantelleria, Island, Italy
Apodemus sylvaticus ; [MPR, 135]; [MSOW, 508]; [P.G. de Medonça]
Kashmir. See [About maps]
Apodemus flavicollis rusiges Miller, 1913; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 26: 81 (repl. Mus arianus griseus True, 1894)
= Apodemus sylvaticus ; [MPR, 134]
Mus arianus griseus True, 1894; Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 17: 8 (preocc. Mus syvlaticus var. griseus Palumbo, 1868), TL: Central Kashmir, 8,500ft; Pir Panjal Range, Kashmir; Mtns of Central Kashmir
Apodemus sylvaticus rusiges ; Wroughton, 1920, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 26 (4): 966
Apodemus rusiges ; [P.G. de Medonça]
Czechoslovakia, Rumania, Poland, Austria, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, S.Urals. See [About maps]
Apodemus microps Kratochvil & Rosicky, 1952; Zool. Entomol. Listy, Brno, 1: 64, TL: Saca, Kosic, Czechoslovakia
uralensis
Apodemus microps ; [MPR, 135]
Apdoemus microps ; [P.G. de Medonça]
-. See [About maps]
Small Japanese Field Mouse
Mus argenteus Temminck, 1845; Fauna Japonica 1 (Mamm.): 51, TL: Japan
Apodemus argenteus ; [MPR, 136]; [MSOW, 507]
Apdoemus argenteus ; [P.G. de Medonça]
Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
geisha
Apodemus argenteus argenteus ; [MPR, 136]
Hokkaido
Apodemus argenteus hokkaidi ; [MPR, 136]
Dogo Island
Apodemus argenteus celatus ; [MPR, 136]
Thushima Island
Apodemus argenteus sagax ; [MPR, 136]
Tanegashima Island
Apodemus argenteus tanei ; [MPR, 136]
Yakushima Island
Apodemus argenteus yakui ; [MPR, 136]
Japan. See [About maps]
Large Japanese Field Mouse
Mus speciosus Temminck, 1845; Fauna Japonica 1 (Mamm.): 52, TL: Japan
Apodemus speciosus ; [MPR, 136]; [MSOW, 508]; [P.G. de Medonça]
Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
dorsalis; (Yakushima Is.)
insperatus; (Oshima Is.)
navigator; (Dogo Is.)
sadoensis; (Sado Is.)
tusimaensis; (Tsushima Is.)
Apodemus speciosus speciosus ; [MPR, 136]
Hokkaido
Apodemus speciosus ainu ; [MPR, 136]
Miyake Is.
Apodemus speciosus miyakensis Imaizumi, 1969; , TL: Miyake Is., Seven Islands of Izu, Honshu, Japan
Apodemus speciosus miyakensis ; [MPR, 136]
-. See [About maps]
Korean Field Mouse
Micromys speciosus peninsulae Thomas, 1906; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1906: 862, TL: Mingyong, 110 miles S.E. of Seoul, Korea
Apodemus peninsulae ; [MPR, 136]; [MSOW, 508]; [P.G. de Medonça]
Korea, Manchuria, SE.Siberia, Transbaikalia, Altai
major Radde
majusculus; (Transbaikalia)
Apodemus praetor Miller, 1914; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 27: 89, TL: Sungaree R., 60 mil SW of Kirin, Manchuria
rufulus
tscherga; (Altai)
Apodemus peninsulae peninsulae ; [MPR, 136]
Sakhalin, Hokkaido
peninsulae giliacus (Thomas, 1907); , TL: Sakhalin
Apodemus peninsulae giliacus ; [MPR, 136]
China (Shensi, Szechuan?, Yunnan?)
Apodemus peninsulae sowerbyi Jones, 1956; , TL: 30 miles W. of Kuei-hua-cheng, N. Shansi, China (7000 ft)
Apodemus peninsulae sowerbyi ; [MPR, 136]
Shaanxi, Hubei?. See [About maps]
Mus sylvaticus draco Barret-Hamilton, 1900; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1900: 418, TL: Kuatun, Fukien, S.E. China
Apodemus draco ; [MPR, 137]; [P.G. de Medonça]
SE.China (Kuatun, Fukien)
argenteus Swinhoe
bodius Swinhoe
Apodemus draco draco ; [MPR, 137]
China (Szechuan, Yunnan), Burma
draco orestes Thomas, 1911; , TL: Szechuan
ilex
Apodemus draco orestes ; [MPR, 137]
Szechuan, Yunnan, Upper Burma. See [About maps]
Apodemus speciosus latronum Thomas, 1911; Abstr. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 100: 49
Apodemus latronum ; [MPR, 137]; [MSOW, 508]; [P.G. de Medonça]
Taiwan
Apodemus semotus Thomas, 1908; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., (8) 1: 447, TL: Taiwan
Apodemus semotus ; [MPR, 137]; [MSOW, 508]; [P.G. de Medonça]
Nepal. See [About maps]
Apodemus gurkha Thomas, 1924; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 29: 888, TL: Nepal, Gorkha, Laprak
Apodemus gurkha ; [MPR, 137]; [MSOW, 507]; [P.G. de Medonça]
. See [About maps]
Peltohiiri
Striped field mouse
Mus agrarius Pallas, 1771; Reise Russ. Reichs 1: 454, TL: Simbirsk, R. Volga, Russia
Apodemus agrarius ; [MPR, 137]; [MSOW, 507]; [P.G. de Medonça]
Europe (W.Germany, N.Italy), SEEU - SW.Siberia, Caucasus
albostriatus
caucasicus; (Caucasus)
maculatus
nikolskii
ognevi; (W.Siberia)
rubens
septentrionalis
tianschanicus; (Tien Shan)
volgensis
Apodemus agrarius karelicus Ehrström, 1914; , TL: Near Viborg, Karelia, SE. Finland
Apodemus agrarius kahmanni Malec & Storch, 1962; , TL: Banja Bansko, Macedonia, Yugoslavia (265m)
Apodemus agrarius henrici Lehmann, 1970; , TL: Münnerstadt, Kissingen district, W. Germany
Apodemus agrarius agrarius ; [MPR, 137]
Amur, Korea, China (Chekiang, Shantun), Taiwan
agrarius ningpoensis (Swinhoe, 1870); , TL: Chekiang, S.E. China
coreae; (Korea)
gloveri
harti
insulaemus; (Taiwan)
mantchuricus; (Manchuria)
pallidior; (Shantung)
Apodemus agrarius pallescens Jonhson & Jones, 1955; Proc. biol. Soc. Wash. 68: 169, TL: 8 miles SW of Kunsan, Korea
Apodemus agrarius chejuensis Johnson & Jones, 1955; Proc. biol. Soc. Wash. 68: 171, TL: 10 miles NE of Mosulp`o, Cheju Do (Quelpart Island), Korea
Apodemus agrarius ningpoensis ; [MPR, 137]
China (Szechuan, S.Kansu). See [About maps]
agrarius chevrieri (Milne-Edwards, 1868); , TL: Szechuan, China
Apodemus agrarius chevrieri ; [MPR, 137]
Apodemus chevrieri ; [P.G. de Medonça]
18.7.2008 (21)
- References:
- [About maps]
- Warning! The maps are automaticly generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
- [MPR]
- Corbet, G. B, 1978; The Mammals of the Palearctic Region: a taxonomic review
- [MSOW]
- Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (Ed.), 1982; Mammal Species of the World; A taxonomic and geographic reference
- [P.G. de Medonça]
- Philippe Gil de Mendonca, MSc, PhD, FCOS.; http://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/~PGD24/ICRBM2; http://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/~PGD24/TTP5
- Some related literature:
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition
Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: -
- Pallas, 1771
- Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des Russischen Reichs in den Jahren 1768-1774
Reise Russ. Reichs 1: 1-504, 23pls
- Additional information sources:
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Markku Savela
Keep in mind that the taxononic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.