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Taiwan field mouse

Apodemus semotus Thomas, 1908

LCLeast Concernrodents

The taiwan field mouse (Apodemus semotus) is a species in the family Muridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 23.6 g to 25.8 g and live up to 4.4 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Taiwan field mouse (Apodemus semotus)
Photo: Pei-Jen Lee Shaner · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the taiwan field mouse

Weight
23.6 g – 25.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
4.4 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
6.33 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
23.4 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
5.17src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
65 days – 71 dayssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
3.8src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the taiwan field mouse live?

Not recorded

What is the taiwan field mouse?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Taiwan field mouse, also called Formosan wood mouse (Apodemus semotus), is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

It is found only in Taiwan.

The Taiwan field mouse is primarily distributed in the montane region between 1,400 and 3,000 m. They inhabit various habitat types, such as natural or planted forests, grasslands, farms, and campsites, and are omnivorous feeding on plants, insects and fungi.

Based on morphological measurements, it has been suggested that the Taiwan field mouse is not different from the South China field mouse (Apodemus draco), and should not be considered as a separate species.

The Taiwan field mouse is sexually dimorphic, with male generally larger than females (male: 25.6 ± 0.5 g; female: 23.8 ± 0.5 g). Mark-capture-recapture data suggest that their life span may be less than 1 year in the wild.

From the Wikipedia article “Taiwan field mouse” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taiwan_field_mouse&oldid=1315272754), 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 taiwan field mouse endangered?

The taiwan field mouse is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. 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 taiwan field mouse classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familyMuridae
  6. genusApodemus
  7. SpeciesApodemus semotus Thomas, 1908

Synonyms Apodemus draco semotus, Apodemus sylvaticus semotus

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • myšice tchajwanskáCzech
  • Taiwan-WaldmausGerman
  • taiwaninmetsähiiriFinnish
  • タイワンモリネズミJapanese
  • Taiwanese BosmuisDutch
  • myszarka tajwańskaPolish
  • Rato-do-campo-de-TaiwanPortuguese
  • Тайваньская лесная мышьRussian
  • 臺灣森鼠Chinese
  • Taiwan JishuChinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the taiwan field mouse

Other species in the same genus Apodemus.

LC, Least Concern
Wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)

Wood mouse

Apodemus sylvaticus

Muridae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the taiwan field mouse?

An adult taiwan field mouse weighs 23.6 g – 25.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the taiwan field mouse endangered?

The taiwan 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 taiwan field mouse live?

The taiwan field mouse has a recorded lifespan of 4.4 years.

How long is the taiwan field mouse pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 23.4 days.

What kind of animal is the taiwan field mouse?

The taiwan field mouse (Apodemus semotus) belongs to the family Muridae in the order Rodentia.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Taiwan field mouse (Apodemus semotus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/taiwan-field-mouse

MLA

“Taiwan field mouse (Apodemus semotus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/taiwan-field-mouse.

BibTeX
@misc{taiwan_field_mouse_2026,
  title = {Taiwan field mouse (Apodemus semotus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/taiwan-field-mouse},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}