Caucasus field mouse

The Caucasus field mouse (Apodemus hyrcanicus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

Caucasus field mouse
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Apodemus
Species:	A. hyrcanicus
Binomial name
Apodemus hyrcanicus Vorontsov, Boyeskorov & Mezhzherin, 1992

It is found in Talysh region in SE Azerbaijan, northern Iran and possibly SW Turkmenistan.

References

1. Kennerley, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Apodemus hyrcanicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T1896A115058351. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T1896A22422941.en. Retrieved 17 March 2022.

• Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1268. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.