Korean field mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Korean field mouse lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Apodemus peninsulae
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Where does the Korean field mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Korean field mouse in 4 countries and territories across Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: People's Republic of China, Russia, Japan, Korea.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Korean field mouse endangered?

The Korean field mouse’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Korean field mouse?

The Korean field mouse (Apodemus peninsulae) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Apodemus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Korean field mouse

The Korean field mouse (Apodemus peninsulae), 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 Hokkaidō. 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).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Korean field mouse (revision 1314947083), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1761761 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).