Ward's field mouse

Weight

23.4 g – 25.7 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

forestsrc 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

Not recorded

The ward's 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

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderRodentia
5. familyMuridae
6. genusApodemus
7. SpeciesApodemus pallipes (Barrett-Hamilton, 1900)

Synonyms Apodemus flavicollis wardi, Apodemus slyvaticus bushengensis, Apodemus sylvaticus pallipes, Apodemus wardi, Micromys slyvaticus wardi, Micromys sylvaticus pentax, Micromys sylvaticus wardi, Mus sylvaticus pallipes

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Wood mouse

Apodemus sylvaticus

Muridae

LC, Least Concern

Yellow-necked mouse

Apodemus flavicollis

Muridae

LC, Least Concern

Striped field mouse

Apodemus agrarius

Muridae

LC, Least Concern

Ural field mouse

Apodemus uralensis

Muridae

LC, Least Concern

Eastern broad-toothed field mouse

Apodemus mystacinus

Muridae

LC, Least Concern

Korean field mouse

Apodemus peninsulae

Muridae

CompareWard's field mouse vs Wood mouseWard's field mouse vs Yellow-necked mouseWard's field mouse vs Striped field mouseWard's field mouse vs Ural field mouse

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@misc{wards_field_mouse_2026,
  title = {Ward's field mouse (Apodemus pallipes)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/wards-field-mouse},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}