Chevrier's field mouse
Apodemus chevrieri (Milne-Edwards, 1868)
The chevrier's field mouse (Apodemus chevrieri) is a species in the family Muridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 21.2 g to 32.9 g and live up to 4 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the chevrier's field mouse
- Weight
- 21.2 g – 32.9 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 4 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Gestation
- 20.8 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 5.68src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 76.1 dayssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 3.34src for Litters or clutches a year
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the chevrier's field mouse live?
Not recorded
What is the chevrier's field mouse?
Chevrier's field mouse (Apodemus chevrieri) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found only in China.
From the Wikipedia article “Chevrier's field mouse” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chevrier%27s_field_mouse&oldid=1314506402), 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 chevrier's field mouse endangered?
The chevrier's field mouse is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- 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 Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the chevrier's field mouse classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familyMuridae
- genusApodemus
- SpeciesApodemus chevrieri (Milne-Edwards, 1868)
Synonyms Apodemus agrarius chevrieri, Apodemus fergussoni, Apodemus speciosus chevrieri, Mus chevrieri
Other names and names in other languages (12)
- Chevrier s field mouseEnglish
- Chevrier’s field mouseEnglish
- myšice ChevrierovaCzech
- Chevrier-WaldmausGerman
- yunnaninmetsähiiriFinnish
- シェブリエアカネズミJapanese
- 슈브리에들쥐Korean
- Chevriers BosmuisDutch
- myszarka chińskaPolish
- Rato-do-campo-de-ChevrierPortuguese
- Китайская мышьRussian
- Gaoshan JishuChinese
Relatives of the chevrier's 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
CompareChevrier's field mouse vs Wood mouseChevrier's field mouse vs Yellow-necked mouseChevrier's field mouse vs Striped field mouseChevrier's field mouse vs Ural field mouse
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the chevrier's field mouse?
An adult chevrier's field mouse weighs 21.2 g – 32.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the chevrier's field mouse endangered?
The chevrier's field mouse is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the chevrier's field mouse live?
The chevrier's field mouse has a recorded lifespan of 4 years.
How long is the chevrier's field mouse pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 20.8 days.
What kind of animal is the chevrier's field mouse?
The chevrier's field mouse (Apodemus chevrieri) 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.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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