Apodemus Kaup, 1829
Apodemus Kaup, 1829; Skizz. Europ. Thierwelt, 1 : 154; TS : Mus agrarius Sylvaemus
Nemomys
Alsomys
Petromys Martino, 1934
Karstomys Martino, 1939; (New name for Petromys Martino, 1934, preoccupied by Petromys Smith, 1834)
Apodemus mystacinus (Danford & Alston, 1877)maps ]
Rock mouse
Broad-toothed Mouse
A. m. mystacinus Palestine, Asia Minor, Iraq, Georgia, Rhodes, Crete?, Palestine, Asia Minor, Iraq, Georgia
euxinus
pohlei ; (Syria)
?rhodius ; (Rhodes)
smyrnensis
Apodemus mystacinus mystacinus ; [MPR] , 133
A. m. epimelas (Nehring, 1902) Croatia, Yugoslavia, Albania, S.Bulgaria - Greece
mystacinus epimelas Nehring, 1902; (European range)
Apodemus mystacinus epimelas ; [MPR] , 133
A. m. krkensis Miric, 1968 Yugoslavia (Krk Island)
Apodemus krkensis Miric, 1968; Z. Säugetierk. 33 : 375; TL : Baska, Krk Island, Quarner, Yugoslavia
Apodemus flavicollis (Melchior, 1834)maps ]
Metsähiiri
Isometsähiiri
Yellow-necked Field Mouse
Yellow-necked 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 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"
A. f. wintoni England
wintoni
= Apodemus flavicollis ; [MPR] , 134
Apodemus sylvaticus (Linnaeus, 1758)maps ]
Wood Mouse
Pikkumetsähiiri
Mus sylvaticus Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 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
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 tokmak ; (E. Kirghizia)
varius
witherbyi Thomas, 1902; 490
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 ponticus maps ]
Apodemus wardi maps ]
Apodemus arianus maps ]
Apodemus rusiges Miller, 1913maps ]
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 ]
Apodemus fulvipectus maps ]
Apodemus microps Kratochvil & Rosicky, 1952maps ]
Apodemus microps Kratochvil & Rosicky, 1952; Zool. Entomol. Listy, Brno, 1 : 64; TL : Saca, Kosic, Czechoslovakia
uralensis
Apodemus argenteus (Temminck, 1845)maps ]
Small Japanese Field Mouse
Mus argenteus Temminck, 1845; Fauna Japonica 1 (Mamm.): 51; TL : Japan
A. a. argenteus Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
Apodemus argenteus argenteus ; [MPR] , 136
A. a. hokkaidi (Thomas, 1906) Hokkaido
Apodemus argenteus hokkaidi ; [MPR] , 136
A. a. celatus (Thomas, 1906) Dogo Island
Apodemus argenteus celatus ; [MPR] , 136
A. a. sagax Thomas, 1908 Thushima Island
Apodemus argenteus sagax ; [MPR] , 136
A. a. tanei Kuroda, 1924 Tanegashima Island
Apodemus argenteus tanei ; [MPR] , 136
A. a. yakui (Thomas, 1906) Yakushima Island
Apodemus argenteus yakui ; [MPR] , 136
Apodemus speciosus (Temminck, 1845)maps ]
Large Japanese Field Mouse
Mus speciosus Temminck, 1845; Fauna Japonica 1 (Mamm.): 52; TL : Japan
A. s. speciosus Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
dorsalis ; (Yakushima Is.)
insperatus ; (Oshima Is.)
navigator ; (Dogo Is.)
sadoensis ; (Sado Is.)
tusimaensis ; (Tsushima Is.)
Apodemus speciosus speciosus ; [MPR] , 136
A. s. ainu (Thomas, 1906) Hokkaido
Apodemus speciosus ainu ; [MPR] , 136
A. s. miyakensis Imaizumi, 1969 Miyake Is.
Apodemus speciosus miyakensis Imaizumi, 1969; ; TL : Miyake Is., Seven Islands of Izu, Honshu, Japan
Apodemus speciosus miyakensis ; [MPR] , 136
Apodemus peninsulae Thomas, 1906maps ]
Korean Field Mouse
Micromys speciosus peninsulae Thomas, 1906; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1906 : 862; TL : Mingyong, 110 miles S.E. of Seoul, Korea
A. p. peninsulae 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
A. p. giliacus (Thomas, 1907) Sakhalin, Hokkaido
peninsulae giliacus Thomas, 1907; ; TL : Sakhalin
Apodemus peninsulae giliacus ; [MPR] , 136
A. p. sowerbyi Jones, 1956 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
Apodemus draco Barret-Hamilton, 1900maps ]
Mus sylvaticus draco Barret-Hamilton, 1900; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1900 : 418; TL : Kuatun, Fukien, S.E. China
A. d. draco SE.China (Kuatun, Fukien)
argenteus Swinhoe
bodius Swinhoe
Apodemus draco draco ; [MPR] , 137
A. d. orestes Thomas, 1911 China (Szechuan, Yunnan), Burma
draco orestes Thomas, 1911; ; TL : Szechuan
ilex
Apodemus draco orestes ; [MPR] , 137
Apodemus latronum Thomas, 1911maps ]
Apodemus speciosus latronum Thomas, 1911; Abstr. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 100 : 49
Apodemus semotus Thomas, 1908 Taiwan
Apodemus semotus Thomas, 1908; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 1 : 447; TL : Taiwan
Apodemus gurkha Thomas, 1924maps ]
Apodemus agrarius (Pallas, 1771)maps ]
Peltohiiri
Striped field mouse
A. a. agrarius 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
A. a. ningpoensis (Swinhoe, 1870) 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
Apodemus chevrieri (Milne-Edwards, 1868)maps ]
agrarius chevrieri Milne-Edwards, 1868; ; TL : Szechuan, China
Apodemus alpicola Heinrich, 1952
Apodemus flavicollis alpinus Heinrich, 1951; (preocc. Mus sylvaticus alpinus Burg, 1921); TL : Allgäu. Osterachtal, S. Germany
= Apodemus flavicollis ; [MPR] , 134
Apodemus flavicollis alpicola Heinrich, 1952; (repl. Apodemus flavicollis alpinus Heinrich, 1951)
= Apodemus flavicollis ; [MPR] , 134
Apodemus hermonensis Filippuchi, Simson & Nevo, 1989
Apodemus hyrcanicus Vorontsov & Mezhzherin, 1992
Apodemus hyrcanicus Vorontsov & Mezhzherin, 1992; 127
10.2.2022 (21)
Some related literature:
[MPR]; Corbet, 1978 [MSOW]; Honacki, Kinnman & Koeppl, 1984Mammal Species of the World
Linnaeus, 1758Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1
: 1-338,
: 339 -824
Pallas, 1771Reise Russ. Reich. 1 : 1-504, 23pls
Danford & Alston, 1877Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1877
: 270 -281, pl. 31
Thomas, 1924Apodemus
J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 29
: 888 -889
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Yellow-necked Field Mouse
Yellow-necked Mouse
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Small Japanese Field Mouse
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Korean Field Mouse
Shaanxi, Hubei?. See [maps]
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Peltohiiri
Striped field mouse
China (Szechuan, S.Kansu). See [maps]
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