AnAge entry for Apodemus agrarius

Classification (HAGRID: 02653)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Muridae
                    Genus: Apodemus
Species: Apodemus agrarius
Common name: Striped field mouse
Synonyms: Mus harti, Mus ningpoensis, Mus rubens, Mus agrarius albostriatus, Apodemus agrarius caucasicus, Apodemus agrarius coreae, Apodemus agrarius gloveri, Apodemus agrarius insulaemus, Mus agrarius maculatus, Mus agrarius mantchuricus, Apodemus agrarius nikolskii, Apodemus agrarius ognevi, Apodemus agrarius pallidior, Apodemus agrarius septentrionalis, Apodemus agrarius tianschanicus, Apodemus agrarius volgensis

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: It has been reported that these animals live up to 4 years in captivity [0542], which has not been verified. Record longevity in captivity is 2.2 years [0671]. Further studies are necessary to better estimate the maximum longevity of this species.

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0036] Savage et al. (2004), The predominance of quarter-power scaling in biology
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals