The Korean field mouse (''Apodemus peninsulae''), also known as the Korean wood mouse, is a species of
mouse
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. It is distributed across
Northeastern Asia
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, including the
Russian Far East
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, northern
China
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, the
Korean Peninsula
Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically divided at or near the 38th parallel between North Korea (Dem ...
,
Sakhalin
Sakhalin ( rus, Сахали́н, p=səxɐˈlʲin) is an island in Northeast Asia. Its north coast lies off the southeastern coast of Khabarovsk Krai in Russia, while its southern tip lies north of the Japanese island of Hokkaido. An islan ...
, and
Hokkaidō
is the second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by railway via the Seikan Tunnel.
The ...
. 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).
See also
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Soochong virus
References
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External links
IUCNGenetic-historical study
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Mammals of Korea
Apodemus
Mammals described in 1907
Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
Mammals of Japan