Caucasus field mouse
| Caucasus field mouse | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Apodemus |
| Species: | A. hyrcanicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Apodemus hyrcanicus Vorontsov, Boyeskorov & Mezhzherin, 1992 | |
The Caucasus field mouse (Apodemus hyrcanicus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found in Talysh region in SE Azerbaijan, northern Iran and possibly SW Turkmenistan.
References
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Tchabovsky, A. 1996. Apodemus hyrcanicus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007.
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