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Hyrcanian Field Mouse
Apodemus hyrcanicus Vorontsov, Boyeskorov & Mezhzherin, 1992
Also calledKaukasus-Waldmaus (deu) · Kaukasusbosmuis (nld) · Mulot d'Azerbaïdjan (fra) · Mulot d’ ' Hyrcanie (fra) · Rato-do-campo-caucasiano (por) · Talysh-Waldmaus (deu) · Talyshskaya Mysh (rus) · kaukasuksenmetsähiiri (fin) · myszarka kaukaska (pol) · Талышская мышь (rus) · ヒルカニアアカネズミ (jpn)
First described in: Zool. Zh. vol.71 p.127
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
COMMENTS: Apodemus hyrcanicus, along with A. uralensis, A. fulvipectus, and A. ponticus, are all found in the Caucasus and have recently been revised by Vorontsov et al. (1992) using chromosomal, biochemical, and morphological characters.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
distribution
DISTRIBUTION: E Caucasus (see map in Vorontsov et al., 1992: 124) where it is apparently endemic in the low mountain broadleaf forests of the Talysh region.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
materials_examined
TYPE LOCALITY: Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Astarinski (R-NO), Hirkauski Preserve, " Piavolil " Dist., 450 m.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
biology_ecology
Habitat.. ow-mountain broadleaf forests with oaks (Quercus; Fagaceae), beech (Fagus; Fagaceae), and hornbeam (Carpinus; Betulaceae), at up to 2000 m.
Muridae
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5219733.