NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Korean Field Mouse
Apodemus peninsulae (Thomas, 1907)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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).
Wikipedia contributors, Korean field mouse; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:12:12.500738+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Apodemus peninsulae (Thomas, 1907)
- Name authority
- (Thomas, 1907)
- Common name
- Korean Field Mouse
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Muridae
- Genus
- Apodemus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
- suborderMyomorpha Brandt, 1855
- superfamilyMuroidea Illiger, 1811
- familyMuridae Illiger, 1811
- subfamilyMurinae Illiger, 1811
- genusApodemus Kaup, 1829
- speciesApodemus peninsulae (Thomas, 1907)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Apodemus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Striped Field MouseApodemus agrarius (Pallas, 1771) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Small Japanese Field MouseApodemus argenteus (Temminck, 1845) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| South China Field MouseApodemus draco (Barrett-Hamilton, 1900) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Western Broad-toothed Field MouseApodemus epimelas (Nehring, 1902) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-necked Field MouseApodemus flavicollis (Melchior, 1834) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hyrcanian Field MouseApodemus hyrcanicus Vorontsov, Boyeskorov & Mezhzherin, 1992 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Large-eared Field MouseApodemus latronum Thomas, 1911 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eastern Broad-toothed Field MouseApodemus mystacinus (Danford & Alston, 1877) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Himalayan Field MouseApodemus pallipes (Barrett-Hamilton, 1900) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Caucasus Field MouseApodemus ponticus (Sviridenko, 1936) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kashmir Field MouseApodemus rusiges Miller, 1913 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Taiwan Field MouseApodemus semotus Thomas, 1908 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Mus major rufulus Dukelski, 1928 Dukelski, 1928 | synonym |
| Sylvimus sylvaticus majusculus Turov, 1924 Turov, 1924 | synonym |
| Mus tscherga Kastschenko, 1899 Kastschenko, 1899 | synonym |
| Micromys speciosus giliacus Thomas, 1907 Thomas, 1907 | synonym |
| Mus sylvaticus major Radde, 1862 Radde, 1862 | synonym |
| Apodemus nigritalus Hollister, 1913 Hollister, 1913 | synonym |
| Apodemus praetor Miller, 1914 Miller, 1914 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Southern Asia
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=585138 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:FRJC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.