Wildlifeof Korea
Striped Field Mouse
Mammals
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Apodemus agrarius
Rare visitor: recorded only occasionally in this country
Basic stats
Diet
Plant matter, seeds, fruit, nuts and insects
Habitat
Woodland edge, grassland, marsh, pasture, gardens and towns
Range
Disjunct Eurasian range, including North and South Korea
Size
Body up to 12.6cm; tail up to 9cm
Weight
Up to 50g
The striped field mouse is greyish brown with a rusty cast and a bold black stripe running down the centre of its back. Its underside is paler grey, and the eyes and ears are relatively small. Head-and-body length reaches 12.6cm, the tail reaches 9cm and weight can reach 50g. The strong dorsal stripe is its clearest external field mark and separates it from the many plain-backed Apodemus mice (Wikipedia, striped field mouse account).
This mouse occupies woodland edges, grassland, marshes, pasture, gardens and urban areas, sometimes entering haystacks, stores and buildings during winter. It uses short, shallow burrows and is mainly nocturnal in summer but becomes more active by day in winter. Green plant parts, roots, seeds, berries, nuts and insects make up its varied diet (Wikipedia, striped field mouse account). Its eastern distribution includes North and South Korea (Mammal Diversity Database v2.4).
Quick answers
- What does the Striped Field Mouse eat?
- Plant matter, seeds, fruit, nuts and insects
- What habitat does the Striped Field Mouse live in?
- Woodland edge, grassland, marsh, pasture, gardens and towns
- Where is the Striped Field Mouse found?
- Disjunct Eurasian range, including North and South Korea
- How big is the Striped Field Mouse?
- Body up to 12.6cm; tail up to 9cm
- How much does the Striped Field Mouse weigh?
- Up to 50g