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Apodemus is the genus
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 of Muridae
Muridae

Muridae is the largest family of mammals. It contains over 600 species found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. They have been introduced worldwide....
 (true mice and rats) which contains the Eurasia
Eurasia

Eurasia is a large landmass covering about 53,990,000 km? or about 10.6% of the Earth's surface . Often considered a single continent, Eurasia comprises the traditional continents of Europe and Asia, concepts which date back to classical antiquity and the borders for which are somewhat arbitrary....
n field mice
Field mouse

Field mouse may refer to:*in Europe, Asia and north Africa, one of several species of mice in genus Apodemus*in North America, a small vole such as the Meadow Vole...
. Related to the Ryukyu spiny rat
Ryukyu Spiny Rat

The Ryukyu Spiny Rat is a species of rodent in the Muridae family.It is found only in Japan.Its natural habitat is temperate forests....
s (Tokudaia) and the prehistoric Rhagamys - and far more distantly to Mus and Malacomys
Malacomys

Malacomys is a genus of rodent in the Muridae family.It contains the following species:* Cansdale's Swamp Rat * Edward's Swamp Rat * Big-eared Swamp Rat ...
 -, it includes the following species
Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring....
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Pre-historic species that have been described from fossil
Fossil

Fossils are the preserved remains or trace fossil of animals, plants, and other organisms from the remote past. The totality of fossils, both discovered and undiscovered, and their placement in fossiliferous Rock formations and sedimentary rock layers is known as the fossil record....
 remains include:






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Apodemus is the genus
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 of Muridae
Muridae

Muridae is the largest family of mammals. It contains over 600 species found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. They have been introduced worldwide....
 (true mice and rats) which contains the Eurasia
Eurasia

Eurasia is a large landmass covering about 53,990,000 km? or about 10.6% of the Earth's surface . Often considered a single continent, Eurasia comprises the traditional continents of Europe and Asia, concepts which date back to classical antiquity and the borders for which are somewhat arbitrary....
n field mice
Field mouse

Field mouse may refer to:*in Europe, Asia and north Africa, one of several species of mice in genus Apodemus*in North America, a small vole such as the Meadow Vole...
. Related to the Ryukyu spiny rat
Ryukyu Spiny Rat

The Ryukyu Spiny Rat is a species of rodent in the Muridae family.It is found only in Japan.Its natural habitat is temperate forests....
s (Tokudaia) and the prehistoric Rhagamys - and far more distantly to Mus and Malacomys
Malacomys

Malacomys is a genus of rodent in the Muridae family.It contains the following species:* Cansdale's Swamp Rat * Edward's Swamp Rat * Big-eared Swamp Rat ...
 -, it includes the following species
Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring....
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  • Striped Field Mouse
    Striped Field Mouse

    The Striped Field Mouse is a species of mouse. It has a dark stripe along the spine. The adult is 70-140 mm long, in addition to a 61-96 millimeter tail, with a weight of 12-49.5 grams....
    , Apodemus agrarius
  • Alpine Field Mouse
    Alpine Field Mouse

    The Alpine Field Mouse is a species of rodent in the Muridae family.It is found in Austria, France, Italy,Germany , and Switzerland....
    , Apodemus alpicola
  • Small Japanese Field Mouse
    Small Japanese Field Mouse

    The Small Japanese Field Mouse is a species of rodent in the Muridae family.It is found only in Japan.References*Musser, G. G. and M. D....
    , Apodemus argenteus
  • Chevrier's Field Mouse
    Chevrier's Field Mouse

    Chevrier's Field Mouse is a species of rodent in the Muridae family.It is found only in China....
    , Apodemus chevrieri
  • South China Field Mouse
    South China Field Mouse

    The South China Field Mouse is a species of rodent in the Muridae family.It is found in China, India, and Myanmar....
    , Apodemus draco
  • Yellow-necked Mouse
    Yellow-necked mouse

    The Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis is closely related to the wood mouse, with which it was long confused, only being recognised as a separate species in 1894....
    , Apodemus flavicollis - includes A. arianus
  • Himalayan Field Mouse
    Himalayan Field Mouse

    The Himalayan Field Mouse is a species of rodent in the Muridae family.It is found only in Nepal....
    , Apodemus gurkha
  • Caucasus Field Mouse
    Caucasus Field Mouse

    The Caucasus Field Mouse is a species of rodent in the Muridae family.It is found only in Azerbaijan....
    , Apodemus hyrcanicus
  • Sichuan Field Mouse
    Sichuan Field Mouse

    The Sichuan Field Mouse is a species of rodent in the Muridae family.It is found only in China....
    , Apodemus latronum
  • Pygmy Field Mouse
    Pygmy Field Mouse

    The pygmy field mouse is a species of mouse found in central and northern Europe, all the way to Siberia....
    , Apodemus microps
  • Broad-toothed Field Mouse
    Broad-toothed Field Mouse

    The Broad-toothed Field Mouse is a species of rodent in the Muridae family.It is found in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia , Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Serbia and Montenegro....
    , Apodemus mystacinus
    • Western Broad-toothed Field Mouse, Apodemus (mystacinus) epimelas
  • Ward's Field Mouse
    Ward's Field Mouse

    Ward's Field Mouse is a species of rodent in the Muridae family.It is found in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, India, Iran, Nepal, and Pakistan....
    , Apodemus pallipes
  • Korean Field Mouse
    Korean field mouse

    The Korean field mouse , 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 Hokkaido....
    , Apodemus peninsulae
  • Black Sea Field Mouse
    Black Sea Field Mouse

    The Black Sea Field Mouse is a species of rodent in the Muridae family.It is found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia , possibly Iran , Iraq, Russian Federation, and Turkey....
    , Apodemus ponticus
  • Kashmir Field Mouse
    Kashmir Field Mouse

    The Kashmir Field Mouse is a species of rodent in the Muridae family.It is found in India, Nepal, and Pakistan....
    , Apodemus rusiges
  • Taiwan Field Mouse
    Taiwan Field Mouse

    The Taiwan Field Mouse is a species of rodent in the Muridae family.It is found only in Taiwan....
    , Apodemus semotus
  • Large Japanese Field Mouse
    Large Japanese Field Mouse

    The Large Japanese Field Mouse is a species of rodent in the Muridae family.It is found only in Japan....
    , Apodemus speciosus
  • Wood Mouse
    Wood mouse

    The wood mouse , also called the long-tailed field mouse, is a common murid rodent that was recognized as a distinct species in 1894. It is closely related to the yellow-necked mouse but differs in that it has no band of yellow fur around the neck, has slightly smaller ears, and is usually slightly smaller overall: around 90mm in leng...
    , Apodemus sylvaticus
  • Ural Field Mouse
    Ural Field Mouse

    The Ural Field Mouse is a species of rodent in the Muridae family.It is found in Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia , Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Turkey, and Ukraine....
    , Apodemus uralensis
    • Cimrman Ural Field Mouse, Apodemus uralensis cimrmani
  • Steppe Field Mouse
    Steppe Field Mouse

    The Steppe Field Mouse is a species of rodent in the Muridae family.It is found in Georgia , Armenia, Azerbaijan, Israel, Turkey, Jordan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, and probably Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria....
    , Apodemus witherbyi


Pre-historic species that have been described from fossil
Fossil

Fossils are the preserved remains or trace fossil of animals, plants, and other organisms from the remote past. The totality of fossils, both discovered and undiscovered, and their placement in fossiliferous Rock formations and sedimentary rock layers is known as the fossil record....
 remains include:
  • Apodemus gorafensis (Late Miocene/Early Pliocene of Italy)
  • Apodemus dominans (Kolzoi 1959)


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