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Overview
Distribution
Range Description
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Geographic Range
Apodemus agrarius is found in Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Southern Siberia, Manchuria, Korea, Southeastern China and Taiwan.
Biogeographic Regions: palearctic (Native ); oriental (Native )
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Physical Description
Morphology
Physical Description
The dorsum of these mice is yellow-brown with a prominant black, mid-dorsal stripe. The total length of these animals ranges from 94mm to 116mm, of which 19mm to 21mm are tail. Females have eight nipples.
Average mass: 21.5 g.
Average basal metabolic rate: 0.373 W.
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Type Information
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Mammals
Sex/Stage: Female;
Preparation: Skin; Skull
Collector(s): J. Jones
Year Collected: 1954
Locality: Kunsan, 8 Mi SW, Korea, Asia
Elevation (m): 10
- Type: Johnson, D. H. & Jones, J. K. 1955. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 68: 169.
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Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Mammals
Sex/Stage: Male;
Preparation: Skin; Skull
Collector(s): G. Byers
Year Collected: 1954
Locality: Mosulpo, 10 Mi NE, Cheju-Do, Korea, Asia
Elevation (m): 420
- Type: Johnson, D. H. & Jones, J. K. 1955. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 68: 171.
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Ecology
Habitat
Habitat and Ecology
Systems
- Terrestrial
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Habitat
Black-striped field mice are commonly found in grassy fields, cultivated areas, rice paddies, woodlands and forests.
Terrestrial Biomes: savanna or grassland ; forest
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Trophic Strategy
Food Habits
These mice are very adaptable in their dietary habits. They eat roots, grains, seeds, berries nuts and insects.
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Life History and Behavior
Life Expectancy
Lifespan/Longevity
Average lifespan
Status: captivity: 4.0 years.
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Lifespan, longevity, and ageing
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Reproduction
Reproduction
Mice of this species are capable of breeding throughout the year. Females can produce up to six litters, each of up to six young, annually.
Average birth mass: 1.9 g.
Average gestation period: 22 days.
Average number of offspring: 5.7.
Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (male)
Sex: male: 76 days.
Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female)
Sex: female: 76 days.
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Statistics of barcoding coverage: Apodemus agrarius
Public Records: 0
Species: 42
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Assessment
Red List Category
Red List Criteria
Version
Year Assessed
Assessor/s
Reviewer/s
Justification
History
- 1996Lower Risk/least concern
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: least concern
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Trends
Population
It is a very common species in the Far East. In Mongolia little information is available, but out of 80 traps placed on the Nomrog River Bank, only 2 or 3 individuals were caught. In Japan, there were two individuals captured in 1979 in open grassland on Mount Narahara, western Uotsuri Island (Abe, et al., 2005). There is no recent information on the status of the populations on this island, but the habitat is severely degraded by introduced goats and the population is considered to be seriously threatened.
Population Trend
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Threats
Threats
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Management
Conservation Actions
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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems
Benefits
Economic Importance for Humans: Negative
These mice frequently cause damage to crops or raid food stores. They are also potential carriers of hemorragic fever.
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Striped Field Mouse
The Striped Field Mouse (Apodemus agrarius) is a rodent in the family Muridae. The range of this species stretches from Eastern Europe to Japan, including Taiwan and Siberia.
Accepted synonyms include Apodemus albostriatus (Bechstein, 1801), Apodemus caucasicus (Kuznetzov, 1944), Apodemus chejuensis (Johnson and Jones, 1955), Apodemus coreae (Thomas, 1908), Apodemus gloveri (Kuroda, 1939), Apodemus harti (Thomas, 1898), Apodemus henrici (Lehmann, 1970), Apodemus insulaemus (Tokuda, 1939 and 1941), Apodemus istrianus (Kryštufek, 1985), Apodemus kahmanni (Malec and Storch, 1963) Apodemus karelicus (Ehrström, 1914), Apodemus maculatus (Bechstein, 1801), Apodemus mantchuricus (Thomas, 1898), Apodemus nicolskii (Charlemagne, 1933), Apodemus nikolskii (Migouline, 1927), Apodemus ningpoensis (Swinhoe, 1870), Apodemus ognevi (Johansen, 1923), Apodemus pallescens (Johnson and Jones, 1955), Apodemus pallidior (Thomas, 1908), Apodemus pratensis (Ockskay, 1831), Apodemus rubens (Oken, 1816), Apodemus septentrionalis (Ognev, 1924), Apodemus tianschanicus (Ognev, 1940) and Apodemus volgensis (Kuznetzov, 1944).[1]
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Characteristics
The upper parts of the striped field mouse are grayish brown with a rusty tint and there is a prominent mid-dorsal black stripe. The underparts are paler and grayish. The ears and eyes are relatively small. The body length reaches 126 millimeters and the tail length reaches 90 millimeters and it weighs up to 50 grams.[2]
Ecology
The striped field mouse excavates a short burrow with a nesting chamber at a shallow depth. It is nocturnal during the summer but mainly diurnal in the winter. It lives in forests, cornfields and other agricultural land, uncultivated land, boundary strips, gullies, ravines and gardens. In the winter it takes up occupation in haystacks, storehouses and dwellings. Its diet varies and includes green parts of plants, roots, seeds, berries, nuts and insects. There are 3 to 5 broods in a year with an average of 6 young per litter and the population can build up rapidly in a good season. Limiting factors include frequent torrential rains during a warm season, early soil freezing and predation.[2]
Interaction with humans
The striped field mouse is one of the most common agricultural pests of eastern Europe and a natural vector of diseazes commonly associated with murine rodents.[2]
References
Won, Byeong-o (원병오) (2004). 한국의 포유동물 (Hangugui poyudongmul, Mammals of Korea). Seoul: Dongbang Media. ISBN 89-8457-310-8.
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