Apodemus agrarius

(Pallas, 1771)

Striped Field Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Tribe : Apodemini
Genus : Apodemus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Pallas, P.S. 1771. Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des Russischen Reichs. Volume 1. Kayserlichen Academie der Wissenschaften, Saint Petersburg, 504 pp.

Authority publication link

https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k973339/f466.item.r=Reise%20durch%20verschiedene%20Provinzen%20des%20Russischen%20Reichs

Original name as described

Mus agrarius

Type locality

Ulianovsk, middle Volga River, Russia.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Indomalaya

Country distribution

Italy · Denmark · Germany · Czech Republic · Austria · Slovenia · Croatia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Hungary · Slovakia · Serbia · Kosovo · Montenegro · Albania? · North Macedonia · Greece · Bulgaria · Turkey · Romania · Poland · Moldova · Ukraine · Belarus · Lithuania · Latvia · Estonia · Finland · Russia · Georgia · Kazakhstan · Kyrgyzstan · China · Mongolia · North Korea · South Korea · Taiwan · Myanmar · Japan

Taxonomy notes

a recent molecular study suggested splitting of Apodemus into three genera: Apodemus, Alsomys (including A. agrarius), and Sylvaemus; this revision was based on phylogenies created using cytochrome b sequences that show Apodemus sensu lato as monophyletic, but the three proposed genera as paraphyletic with each other; the authors supported the revision with the deep divergence time between the various clades; however, given that the genus is already monophyletic and that the proposed genera are not reciprocally monophyletic, Apodemus is retained as a single genus here pending more integrative taxonomic research

Taxonomy notes citation

Mezhzherin, S., & Tereshchenko, V. (2023). Taxonomic Hierarchy and Evolutionary Scenario of the Genus Group Apodemus sl (Muridae) of the Palearctic based of Genetic Differentiation in the cyt-b Gene. Zoodiversity, 57(1), 1-12.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003007

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Mus agrarius mantchuricus

(O. Thomas, 1899)

Family

Muridae

Root name

mantchuricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1883.2.24.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2c134cf6-d928-4977-9471-43b04d023c08

Authority page

774 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30953175

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus harti

(O. Thomas, 1899)

Family

Muridae

Root name

harti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.11.1.18

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/86cfce23-5365-4f90-94ec-074dd52d5ab3

Authority page

774

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30953175

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Apodemus agrarius coreae

O. Thomas, 1908

Family

Muridae

Root name

coreae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.12.6.74

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4cc02252-0500-44c5-8bc2-ed8dcc9d95d5

Authority page

8

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31209509

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Apodemus agrarius pallidior

O. Thomas, 1908

Family

Muridae

Root name

pallidior

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1908.2.8.29

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/32d62f4e-4fa4-4bd2-ab88-f9c424646801

Authority page

8

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31209509

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Apodemus agrarius kahmanni

Malec & Storch, 1963

Family

Muridae

Root name

kahmanni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:20102

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

164

Authority publication

Senckenbergiana biologica

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Apodemus agrarius var. insulaemus

Tokuda, 1941

Family

Muridae

Root name

insulaemus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Tokuda (unnumbered)

Type kind

holotype

Authority publication

Zoological Magazine, Tokyo

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Apodemus agrarius pallescens

D. H. Johnson & J. K. Jones, 1955

Family

Muridae

Root name

pallescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:299161

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b4262f85-995b-434d-a21e-62894d43ae77

Authority page

169

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34549653

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Apodemus agrarius chejuensis

D. H. Johnson & J. K. Jones, 1955

Family

Muridae

Root name

chejuensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:299204

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3921e96b7-cf61-4953-a17a-a9b8a70c0ed2

Authority page

171

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34549655

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Apodemus agrarius gloveri

Kuroda, 1939

Family

Muridae

Root name

gloveri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

YIO 933

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

28

Authority publication

Bull. Bio. Geog. Soc. Jpn.

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Apodemus agrarius henrici

E. von Lehmann, 1970

Family

Muridae

Root name

henrici

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZFMK:Mamm:1946.441

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

154

Authority publication

Säugetierkundliche Mitteilungen

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Apodemus agrarius septentrionalis

Ognev, 1924

Family

Muridae

Root name

septentrionalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-26404

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-26404

Authority page

45

Authority publication

Nature and Sport in Ukraine

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Apodemus agrarius volgensis

Ognev, 1940

Family

Muridae

Root name

volgensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-29506

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-29506

Authority page

51

Authority publication

Материалы к познанию фауны и флоры СССР

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Apodemus agrarius tianschanicus

Ognev, 1940

Family

Muridae

Root name

tianschanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-88597

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-88597

Authority page

51

Authority publication

Материалы к познанию фауны и флоры СССР

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Apodemus agrarius

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

agrarius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

168

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:507) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Smith & Xie (2008:252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:781) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #1888) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #1888) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003007) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/1888/115057408) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Apodemus agrarius tianshanicus

Borisenko, Vasil'yeva, Verigina, Dunayev, Kalyakin, Koblik, Kruskop, Orlova, Pavlinov, Red'kin, Sazonov, Spasskaya, & Tomkovich, 2001

Family

Muridae

Root name

tianshanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

215

Authority publication

Moscow

Apodemus agrarius agrarius

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Muridae

Root name

agrarius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

253

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Apodemus agrarius mantchuricus

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Muridae

Root name

mantchuricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

253

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Apodemus agrarius ningpoensis

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Muridae

Root name

ningpoensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

253

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Mus agrarius

(Pallas, 1771)

Family

Muridae

Root name

agrarius

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

454

Authority page URI

https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k973339/f466.item.r=Reise%20durch%20verschiedene%20Provinzen%20des%20Russischen%20Reichs

Authority publication

Saint Petersburg

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:398, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Goldfuss (1809:144, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497978) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
  3. Illiger (1815:62, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080918) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  4. Godman (1826:88, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49165782) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67021)
  5. Lesson (1827:268, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207735) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  6. Lesson (1842:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Mus agrarius albostriatus

(Bechstein, 1801)

Family

Muridae

Root name

albostriatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

975

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30258227

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus agrarius maculatus

(Bechstein, 1801)

Family

Muridae

Root name

maculatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

975

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30258227

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus agragrius

(Tiedemann, 1808)

Family

Muridae

Root name

agragrius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

472

Authority publication

Landshut

Mus rubens

(Oken, 1816)

Family

Muridae

Root name

rubens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

inconsistently_binominal · nomen_novum

Authority page

893

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59375640

Authority publication

Jena

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus ningpoënsis

(Swinhoe, 1871)

Family

Muridae

Root name

ningpoensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

637

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28555499

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Apodemus agrarius karelicus

Ehrström, 1914

Family

Muridae

Root name

karelicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

16-18

Authority publication

Meddn. Soc. Fauna Flora fenn.

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Apodemus agrarius ognevi

Ioganzen, 1923

Family

Muridae

Root name

ognevi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

59

Authority publication

Известия государственного Томского университета

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Apodemus agrarius nikolskii

Migoulin, 1927

Family

Muridae

Root name

nikolskii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

41

Authority publication

Proc. N.H. Soc. Kharkov

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Apodemus agrarius ognevi caucasicus

Dukel'skaya, 1928

Family

Muridae

Root name

caucasicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

infrasubspecific

Authority page

21

Authority publication

Тр. изуч. за-пов.

Apodemus agrarius nicolskii

Charlemagne, 1933

Family

Muridae

Root name

nicolskii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

variant

Authority page

68

Authority publication

Zbirn. Prats Zool. Muz. Akad. Nauk, Kiev

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Apodemus (Apodemus) agrarius caucasicus

Argyropulo, 1937

Family

Muridae

Root name

caucasicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

56

Authority publication

Труды Азербайджанского филиала Академии наук СССР

Apodemus agrarius var. insulaemus

Tokuda, 1939

Family

Muridae

Root name

insulaemus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

313

Authority publication

Hattori Hokokai Kenkyu Hokoku

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Apodemus agrarius caucasicus

Kuznetsov in Bobrinski, Kuznetsov, & Kuzyakin, 1944

Family

Muridae

Root name

caucasicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

315

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Apodemus agrarius istrianus

Kryštufek, 1985

Family

Muridae

Root name

istrianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

27-40

Authority publication

Biološki vestnik

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

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