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Jeju striped field mouse

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Jeju striped field mouse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Apodemus
Species:
A. chejuensis
Binomial name
Apodemus chejuensis
Jones et Johnson, 1965
Korean name
Hangul
제주 등줄쥐
Hanja
濟州 등줄쥐
Revised RomanizationJeju deungjuljwi
McCune–ReischauerCheju tŭngchuljwi

The Jeju striped field mouse (Apodemus chejuensis) is a field mouse found only on Jejudo, an island in the northern East China Sea off the southwestern coast of South Korea. It was originally described in 1965 as a subspecies of Apodemus agrarius. However, a 1992 study of mitochondrial DNA found that it was in fact a separate species.

The Jeju striped field mouse is one of the most abundant mammals on Jeju. It has brown fur with an eel back, hence the name.

References

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  • Won, Changman; Kimberly G. Smith (1999). "History and current status of mammals of the Korean Peninsula". Mammal Review. 29 (1): 3–33. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2907.1999.00034.x.
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