South Chinese wood mouse
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The South Chinese wood mouse ( Apodemus draco ) is a species of mammal belonging to the genus of wood mice ( Apodemus ) within rodents (Rodentia). It is common in the south to southeast of the People's Republic of China to Myanmar and northern India .
features
The South Chinese wood mouse reaches a head-trunk length of 8.7 to 10.6 centimeters and a tail length of 8.0 to 10.2 centimeters. The rear foot length is 20 to 23 millimeters and the ear length 15 to 17 millimeters. The back fur is pale reddish-brown and becomes a little lighter yellowish-brown towards the flanks. The ventral side is greyish-white, opposite the dorsal fur it is clearly recognizable, but not sharply demarcated. The tail is about the same length as the rest of the body, it is dark brown on top and paler on the underside. The ears are black-brown and noticeably darker than the head and shoulders. The females have four pairs of teats .
The skull has a length of 24 to 28 millimeters. It has very well defined bulges above the eyes , which, however, only slightly extend over the parietal bones .
distribution
The South Chinese wood mouse is distributed in the south to southeast of the People's Republic of China to Myanmar and northern India . In China it occurs from the east of Tibet and Yunnan northeast to Hebei .
Way of life
The South Chinese wood mouse lives mainly in wooded habitats at heights of up to 3000 meters. The males use an area of 4000 to 5000 m 2 , the females use an average of 2200 to 2600 m 2 .
Systematics
The South Chinese wood mouse is classified as an independent species within the wood mice (genus Apodemus ), which consists of 20 species and is distributed over large parts of Europe and Asia. The first scientific description was made by Gerald Edwin Hamilton Barrett-Hamilton in 1900, who described the species using individuals from the Kuatun region in the northwest of the Chinese province of Fujian .
Smith & Yan Xie 2009 distinguish two subspecies for the Chinese occurrence, whereby the nominate form Apodemus draco draco lives in the eastern and Apodemus draco orestes in the western part of the range. The latter is also seen as an independent species in some works.
Hazard and protection
The species is listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) as not endangered (least concern). This is justified by the large populations and the frequent and regular occurrence in the distribution area as well as the absence of any risks to the species.
supporting documents
- ↑ a b c d e f g South China Field Mouse In: Andrew T. Smith, Yan Xie: A Guide to the Mammals of China. 2008, pp. 254-255.
- ↑ a b Apodemus draco ( Memento of the original from December 22, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: Don E. Wilson , DeeAnn M. Reeder (Eds.): Mammal Species of the World. A taxonomic and geographic Reference. 2 volumes. 3. Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD 2005, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4 .
- ↑ Apodemus draco in the IUCN 2015-4 Red List of Endangered Species . Posted by: D. Lunde, S. Molus, 2008. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
literature
- South China Field Mouse In: Andrew T. Smith, Yan Xie: A Guide to the Mammals of China. 2008, pp. 254-255.
Web links
- Apodemus draco inthe IUCN 2015-4 Red List of Threatened Species . Posted by: D. Lunde, S. Molus, 2008. Retrieved December 22, 2015.