Caucasus field mouse
Apodemus hyrcanicus Vorontsov, Boyeskorov & Mezhzherin, 1992
The caucasus field mouse (Apodemus hyrcanicus) is a species in the family Muridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 25.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
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Quick facts about the caucasus field mouse
- Weight
- 25.8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the caucasus field mouse live?
Not recorded
What is the caucasus field mouse?
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.
From the Wikipedia article “Caucasus field mouse” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Caucasus_field_mouse&oldid=1314003245), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the caucasus field mouse endangered?
The caucasus field mouse is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.
How is the caucasus field mouse classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familyMuridae
- genusApodemus
- SpeciesApodemus hyrcanicus Vorontsov, Boyeskorov & Mezhzherin, 1992
Other names and names in other languages (15)
- Caucasian field mouseEnglish
- Caucasian field mouseEnglish
- Hyrcanian field mouseEnglish
- Hyrcanian field mouseEnglish
- Talysh field mouseEnglish
- Talysh field mouseEnglish
- Kaukasus-WaldmausGerman
- kaukasuksenmetsähiiriFinnish
- Mulot d'AzerbaïdjanFrench
- ヒルカニアアカネズミJapanese
- KaukasusbosmuisDutch
- myszarka kaukaskaPolish
- Rato-do-campo-caucasianoPortuguese
- Талышская мышьRussian
- Talyshskaya MyshRussian
Relatives of the caucasus field mouse
Other species in the same genus Apodemus.
Wood mouse
Apodemus sylvaticus
Yellow-necked mouse
Apodemus flavicollis
Striped field mouse
Apodemus agrarius
Ural field mouse
Apodemus uralensis
Eastern broad-toothed field mouse
Apodemus mystacinus
Korean field mouse
Apodemus peninsulae
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the caucasus field mouse?
An adult caucasus field mouse weighs 25.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the caucasus field mouse endangered?
The caucasus field mouse is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
What kind of animal is the caucasus field mouse?
The caucasus field mouse (Apodemus hyrcanicus) belongs to the family Muridae in the order Rodentia.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals · CC0 1.0 · 1.0
Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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