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Ural field mouse

Apodemus uralensis (Pallas, 1811)

LCLeast Concernrodents

The ural field mouse (Apodemus uralensis) is a species in the family Muridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 17.1 g to 23.4 g and live up to 4.4 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Ural field mouse (Apodemus uralensis)
Photo: Vojtech.dostal · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the ural field mouse

Weight
17.1 g – 23.4 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
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Gestation
23.4 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
5.2src 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 ural field mouse live?

Not recorded

What is the ural field mouse?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Ural field mouse (Apodemus uralensis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is also known as the pygmy field mouse. It is found in Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Mongolia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey and Ukraine.

From the Wikipedia article “Ural field mouse” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ural_field_mouse&oldid=1370939624), 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 ural field mouse endangered?

The ural 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.

How is the ural field mouse classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familyMuridae
  6. genusApodemus
  7. SpeciesApodemus uralensis (Pallas, 1811)

Synonyms Apodemus arianus pallidus, Apodemus microtis, Apodemus slyvaticus uralensis, Apodemus sylvaticus nankiangensis, Apodemus sylvaticus tscherga, Mus major, Mus sylvaticus mosquensis, Mus sylvaticus var. uralensis, Mus tokmak, Mus uralensis, Sylvaemus sylvaticus baessleri, Sylvaemus sylvaticus ciscaucasicus

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • Herb field mouseEnglish
  • Herb field mouseEnglish
  • Pygmy field mouseEnglish
  • Pygmy field mouseEnglish
  • myšice malookáCzech
  • Ural-WaldmausGerman
  • ZwergwaldmausGerman
  • Ποντικός των ΟυραλίωνGreek
  • Ratón De Campo EnanoSpanish
  • ratón de campo de los UralesSpanish
  • väike-metshiirEstonian
  • idänmetsähiiriFinnish
  • Mulot PygméeFrench
  • kislábú erdeiegérHungarian
  • Անտառային մուկArmenian
  • Topo selvatico pigmeoItalian
  • Topo selvatico degli UraliItalian
  • ウラルアカネズミJapanese
  • Орман қаптесеріKazakh
  • 우랄들쥐Korean
  • 피그미들쥐Korean
  • Mažoji miškinė pelėLithuanian
  • DvergskogmusNorwegian Bokmål
  • Kleine BosmuisDutch
  • myszarka zielnaPolish
  • Mysz małooka / mysz zielnaPolish
  • Rato-do-campo-pigmeuPortuguese
  • Малая лесная мышьRussian
  • Ryšavka malookáSlovak
  • Cüce OrmanfaresiTurkish
  • Küçük Orman FaresiTurkish
  • Миша мала лісоваUkrainian

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Relatives of the ural 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 ural field mouse?

An adult ural field mouse weighs 17.1 g – 23.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the ural field mouse endangered?

The ural 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 ural field mouse live?

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

How long is the ural field mouse pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 23.4 days.

What kind of animal is the ural field mouse?

The ural field mouse (Apodemus uralensis) belongs to the family Muridae in the order Rodentia.

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BibTeX
@misc{ural_field_mouse_2026,
  title = {Ural field mouse (Apodemus uralensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ural-field-mouse},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}