Korean field mouse

Taxobox
name = Korean field mouse
status = LR/lc | status_system = IUCN2.3
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Rodentia
familia = Muridae
genus = "Apodemus"
species = "A. peninsulae"
binomial = "Apodemus peninsulae"
binomial_authority = (Thomas, 1907)

The Korean field mouse ("Apodemus peninsulae"), also known as the Korean wood mouse, is a species of mouse. It is distributed across Northeastern Asia, including the Russian Far East, northern China, the Korean Peninsula, Sakhalin, and Hokkaidō. It is not found on the Korean island of Jeju. The adult has a body length of 76-125 mm, with a tail of nearly equal length (75-112 mm).

References

*cite book|title=한국의 포유동물 (Hangugui poyudongmul, Mammals of Korea)|author=Won, Byeong-o (원병오)|year=2004|location=Seoul|publisher=Dongbang Media|id=ISBN 89-8457-310-8

ee also

*List of placental mammals
*List of mammals of Korea

External links

* [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/1899/summ IUCN]
* [http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol7no5/yashina_letter.htm Hantavirus report]
* [http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=13803758 Genetic-historical study]