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Apodemus uralensis, Herb Field Mouse

Assessment by: Kryštufek, B., Sozen, M. & Bukhnikashvili, A.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family

Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Muridae

Taxon Name:  Apodemus uralensis (Pallas, 1811)

Regional Assessments:

• Mediterranean• Europe

Common Name(s):

• English: Herb Field Mouse, Pygmy Field Mouse, Ural Field Mouse• French: Mulot Pygmée• Spanish: Ratón De Campo Enano

Taxonomic Notes:

This taxon is often confused with A. sylvaticus.

Assessment Information

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published: 2008

Date Assessed: June 30, 2008

Justification:

A common and widespread species with no major threats.

Previously Published Red List Assessments

1996 – Lower Risk/least concern (LR/lc)

Geographic Range

Range Description:

Apodemus uralensis occurs from central and eastern Europe through Russia, northern Anatolia and the

Caucasus to central Asia (Panteleyev 1998, Storch 1999). In Europe, it occurs from the Carpathians and

the Carpathian basin through southern Poland, Ukraine, and Belarus to the Baltic countries, extending

south as far as Bulgaria. In Europe it occurs from sea level to at least 1,400 m in the Carpathians

(Mošansky 1962). From east Europe and Turkey, the species range extends east to the Altai mountains

and northwest China (Xinjiang), south to the Caucasus. The southern and eastern limits of the species'

range in Central Asia are poorly defined (Musser and Carleton 2005).

Country Occurrence:

Native: Armenia (Armenia); Austria; Azerbaijan; Belarus; Bulgaria; China; Croatia; Czech Republic;Estonia; Georgia; Hungary; India; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Latvia; Lithuania;

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Moldova; Montenegro; Nepal; Poland; Romania; Russian Federation; Serbia (Serbia); Slovakia; Turkey;Ukraine

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Distribution Map

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PopulationRelatively little is known about the status of this species, but it is apparently common in suitable habitat

in at least parts of its range (e.g. Caucasus and Anatolia). Its distribution is patchy in at least parts of its

European range (Storch 1999).

Current Population Trend:  Stable

Habitat and Ecology (see Appendix for additional information)

It prefers forest edge and open habitats adjacent to woodland. In Anatolia and the Caucasus it tends to

occur along streams and brooks in woods with a dense shrub layer (Storch 1999). In Europe, it is found

in a variety of habitats including arable fields, dry grassland, and humid woodland. In Lithuania, it is an

"ecotonic" species, occurring where forests adjoin open habitat (meadows overgrown with shrubs,

cornfields and fallow fields), and rarely found inside forests (Juškaitis 2003).

Systems:  Terrestrial

ThreatsNo major threats.

Conservation Actions (see Appendix for additional information)

It occurs in protected areas within its range.

Credits

Assessor(s): Kryštufek, B., Sozen, M. & Bukhnikashvili, A.

Reviewer(s): Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Temple, H. (GlobalMammal Assessment Team)

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BibliographyJuškaitis R. 2003. New data on the geographical distribution of the wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus,and the pygmy field mouse, Apodemus uralensis, in Lithuania. Folia Zoologica 52(2): 222-224.

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Mošansky, A. 1962. Einige Bemerkungen zu den Arten Apodemus aus den Liptauer Bergen. SymposiumTheriologicum. Brno 1960.: 214-218.

Musser, G. G. and Carleton, M. D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. In: D. E. Wilson and D. A. Reeder (eds),Mammal Species of the World: a geographic and taxonomic reference, pp. 894-1531. The John HopkinsUniversity Press, Baltimore, USA.

Smith, A.T. and Xie, Y. (eds). 2008. A Guide to the Mammals of China. Princeton University Press,Princeton, New Jersey.

Storch, G. 1999. Apodemus uralensis. In: A. J. Mitchell-Jones, G. Amori, W. Bogdanowicz, B. Kryštufek, P.J. H. Reijnders, F. Spitzenberger, M. Stubbe, J. B. M. Thissen, V. Vohralík and J. Zima (eds), The Atlas ofEuropean Mammals, Academic Press, London, UK.

CitationKryštufek, B., Sozen, M. & Bukhnikashvili, A. 2008. Apodemus uralensis. The IUCN Red List of ThreatenedSpecies 2008: e.T1905A8801937. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T1905A8801937.en

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Appendix

Habitats(http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes)

Habitat Season SuitabilityMajorImportance?

1. Forest -> 1.4. Forest - Temperate - Suitable -

4. Grassland -> 4.4. Grassland - Temperate - Suitable -

14. Artificial/Terrestrial -> 14.1. Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable Land - Suitable -

14. Artificial/Terrestrial -> 14.2. Artificial/Terrestrial - Pastureland - Suitable -

Conservation Actions in Place(http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes)

Conservation Actions in Place

In-Place Land/Water Protection and Management

Conservation sites identified: Yes, over entire range

Additional Data Fields

Distribution

Estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) (km²): >20,000

Lower elevation limit (m): 0

Upper elevation limit (m): 3000

Population

Population severely fragmented: No

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