Apodemus hyrcanicus Vorontsov, Boyeskorov & Mezhzherin 1992
- Dataset
- Muridae
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Mammalia
- order
- Rodentia
- family
- Muridae
- genus
- Apodemus
- species
- Apodemus hyrcanicus
activity
Activity patterns. Hyrcanian Field Mice are terrestrial.
biology_ecology
Habitat.. ow-mountain broadleaf forests with oaks (Quercus; Fagaceae), beech (Fagus; Fagaceae), and hornbeam (Carpinus; Betulaceae), at up to 2000 m.
biology_ecology
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
breeding
Breeding. No information.
conservation
Status and Conservation. Classified as Near Threatened on The IUCN Red List because this species is adapted to a single habitat (broadleaf forest), which is under threat.
description
Descriptive notes. Head-body 95 - 105 mm, tail 94 - 107 mm, ear 15 - 19 mm, hindfoot 22 - 5 - 24 mm; weight 22 - 35 g. The Hyrcanian Field Mouse is one of the largest murid species in its range. Dorsal pelage is dark brown and ventral pelage pure white; a pectoral yellow spot may be present, but never a complete collar. Tail is equal to or slightly longer than head-body and is bicolored.
discussion
Apodemus hyrcanicus was initially distinguished by its genetic and morphological char- acters. Since then it has been attributed to the Sylvaemus group. M. Macholan and col- leagues in 2001, using allozyme data, found it to be close to A. uralensis, and molecular phylogeny by J. Darvish and coworkers in 2015 placed it as a member of Sylvaemus clade in basal position to a subclade including A. pallipes, A. uralensis, A. sylvaticus, and A. flavicollis. In 2005, M. Javidkar and colleagues provided new records from Hyrcanian forests of Noor, in Mazandaran province, and performed a morphometric analysis of Iranian A. hyrcanicus. Monotypic.
distribution
Distribution. SE Azerbaijan and N Iran along coast of Caspian Sea; it possibly occurs also in SW Turkmenistan.
food_feeding
Food and Feeding. No information.
materials_examined
Hirkauski Reserve, 450 m, Caucasus, Azerbaidjan.
Name
- Homonyms
- Apodemus hyrcanicus Vorontsov, Boyeskorov & Mezhzherin 1992
- Common names
- Caucasian Field Mouse in 英语
- Caucasus Field Mouse in 英语
- Hyrcanian Field Mouse in 英语
- Mulot d’ ' Hyrcanie in 法语
- Raton de campo de Hircania in language.
- Talysh Field Mouse in 英语
- Talysh-Waldmaus in 德语