Apodemus Kaup, 1829
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 mystacinus (Danford & Alston, 1877)
-. See [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)
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)
NW.Spain, E.France, Italy, Balkans, Denmark, S.Scandinavia, European Russia - Urals, Asia Minor, Palestine. See [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)
W.Palearctic, Palestine, NW.Africa, Mediterranean. See [maps ]
Wood Mouse
Pikkumetsähiiri
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
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 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
Caucasus. See [maps ]
Apodemus wardi
Nepal. See [maps ]
Apodemus arianus
N.Iran. See [maps ]
Apodemus rusiges Miller, 1913
Kashmir. See [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 fulvipectus
Caucasus. See [maps ]
Apodemus microps Kratochvil & Rosicky, 1952
Czechoslovakia, Rumania, Poland, Austria, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, S.Urals. See [maps ]
Apodemus microps Kratochvil & Rosicky, 1952; Zool. Entomol. Listy, Brno, 1 : 64; TL : Saca, Kosic, Czechoslovakia
uralensis
Apodemus argenteus (Temminck, 1845)
-. See [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)
Japan. See [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, 1906
-. See [maps ]
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, 1900
Shaanxi, Hubei?. See [maps ]
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 latronum Thomas, 1911
Szechuan, Yunnan, Upper Burma. See [maps ]
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, 1924
Nepal. See [maps ]
Apodemus agrarius (Pallas, 1771)
. See [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 chevrieri (Milne-Edwards, 1868)
China (Szechuan, S.Kansu). See [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
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References:
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[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
[iNaturalist]
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[maps]
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Some related literature:
[MPR]; Corbet, 1978
The Mammals of the Palearctic Region: a taxonomic review
[MSOW]; Honacki, Kinnman & Koeppl, 1984
Mammal Species of the World. A taxonomic and geographic reference
Mammal Species of the World
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
: 1-338,
: 339 -824
Pallas, 1771
Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des Russischen Reichs in den Jahren 1768-1774
Reise Russ. Reich. 1 : 1-504, 23pls
Danford & Alston, 1877
On the Mammals of Asia Minor
Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1877
: 270 -281, pl. 31
Thomas, 1924
On a new field-mouse from Nepal, with a note on the classification of the genus Apodemus
J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 29
: 888 -889
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