Apodemus chevrieri (Milne-Edwards 1868)
- Dataset
- Muridae
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Mammalia
- order
- Rodentia
- family
- Muridae
- genus
- Apodemus
- species
- Apodemus chevrieri
activity
Activity patterns. Chevrier’s Field Mice are terrestrial and diurnal.
biology_ecology
Habitat. Cultivated fields, grasslands, and open woodlands, at 300 - 1800 m elevation.
biology_ecology
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
breeding
Breeding. No information.
conservation
Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List.
description
Descriptive notes. Head-body 88 - 110 mm, tail 83 - 105 mm, ear 14 - 16 mm, hindfoot 22 - 25 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. Chevrier’s Field Mouse is very similar to the Striped Field Mouse (A. agrarius), but lacks the mid-dorsal stripe and is largerin size.
discussion
Described initially as a Mus species, A. chevrieri was first considered a synonym of A, agrarius butlater reinstated as a valid species by J. R. Ellerman in 1941. This opinion was followed by many authors on morphological grounds, and subsequently validated by molecular studies. The most recent phylogeny, by Liu Qi and colleagues in 2012, confirms the position of this taxon in an agrarius subgroup within Apodemus. Monotypic.
distribution
Distribution. C China (S Gansu, S Shaanxi, Sichuan, Chongqing, W Hubei, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Hunan).
food_feeding
Food and Feeding. Chevrier’s Field Mouse feeds on seeds and insects.
Name
- Synonyms
- Mus chevrieri Milne-Edwards 1868
- Homonyms
- Apodemus chevrieri (Milne-Edwards 1868)
- Common names
- ChevrierWaldmaus in ドイツ語
- Chevrier’s Field Mouse in 英語
- Mulot de Chevrier in フランス語
- Raton de campo de Chevrier in language.