The Old World rats and mice,part of the subfamily Murinae in the family Muridae,comprise at least 519 species. Members of this subfamily are called murines. In terms of species richness,this subfamily is larger than all mammal families except the Cricetidae and Muridae,and is larger than all mammal orders except the bats and the remainder of the rodents.
The yellow-necked mouse,also called yellow-necked field mouse,yellow-necked wood mouse,and South China field mouse,is closely related to the wood mouse,with which it was long confused. It was only recognised as a separate species in 1894. It differs in its band of yellow fur around the neck and in having slightly larger ears and usually being slightly larger overall. Around 100 mm in length,it can climb trees and sometimes overwinters in houses. It is found mostly in mountainous areas of southern Europe,but extends north into parts of Scandinavia and Britain. It facilitates the spread of tick-borne encephalitis to humans and is a reservoir species for the Dobrava virus,a hantavirus that is responsible for causing haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome.
The wood mouse is a murid rodent native to Europe and northwestern Africa. 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 90 mm (3.54 in) in length and 23 g in weight. It is found across most of Europe and is a very common and widespread species,is commensal with people and is sometimes considered a pest. Other common names are long-tailed field mouse,field mouse,common field mouse,and European wood mouse. This specie is known potential carrier of the Dobrava sequence of hantavirus which affects humans and may pose serious risks to human health.
Apodemus is a genus of Muridae. The name is unrelated to that of the Mus genus,instead being derived from the Greek ἀπό-δημος.
The striped field mouse is a rodent in the family Muridae. The range of this species stretches from Eastern Europe to Eastern Asia.
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 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).
Wildlife of Azerbaijan consists of its flora and fauna and their natural habitats.
The steppe field mouse is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Georgia,Armenia,Azerbaijan,Israel,Turkey,Jordan,Iran,Turkmenistan,Pakistan,and probably Afghanistan,Iraq,Lebanon,and Syria. The Mount Hermon field mouse and the yellow-breasted field mouse were considered conspecific with the steppe field mouse by Musser and Carleton (2005).
The eastern broad-toothed field mouse is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
The Taiwan field mouse,also called Formosan wood mouse,is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Taiwan.
The St Kilda field mouse is a subspecies of the wood mouse that is endemic to the Scottish archipelago of St Kilda,the island 40 miles (64 km) west of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides,and 100 miles (160 km) from mainland Scotland. Unique to the islands,the mouse is believed to have arrived on the boats of Viking settlers more than a millennium ago. It is not to be confused with the St Kilda house mouse,a subspecies of the house mouse which is now extinct.
Rhagamys is an extinct genus of rodents in the subfamily Murinae,the Old World mice and rats. The genus was established by the Swiss zoologist Charles Immanuel Forsyth Major to accommodate Rhagamys orthodon,commonly known as Hensel's field mouse or the Tyrrhenian field rat,which is the only species in the genus. It was endemic to the Mediterranean islands of Corsica and Sardinia,where it first appeared in the fossil record in the Late Pleistocene,and was relatively large in size,weighing up to 50 g.
