Taiwan field mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Taiwan field mouse lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Apodemus semotus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Where does the Taiwan field mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Taiwan field mouse in 2 countries and territories across Asia. Wikidata lists it as endemic to People's Republic of China.

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 Taiwan field mouse endangered?

The Taiwan 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 Taiwan field mouse?

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

About the Taiwan field mouse

The Taiwan field mouse, also called Formosan wood mouse (Apodemus semotus), is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

It is found only in Taiwan.

The Taiwan field mouse is primarily distributed in the montane region between 1,400 and 3,000 m. They inhabit various habitat types, such as natural or planted forests, grasslands, farms, and campsites, and are omnivorous feeding on plants, insects and fungi.

Based on morphological measurements, it has been suggested that the Taiwan field mouse is not different from the South China field mouse (Apodemus draco), and should not be considered as a separate species.

The Taiwan field mouse is sexually dimorphic, with male generally larger than females (male: 25.6 ± 0.5 g; female: 23.8 ± 0.5 g). Mark-capture-recapture data suggest that their life span may be less than 1 year in the wild.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Taiwan field mouse (revision 1315272754), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q305458 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).