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Large Japanese field mice forage primarily at night, likely to avoid predation. [3] They are omnivores but mostly known to be seed-eating mice, particularly around autumn and winter, as the mice hoard acorns and walnuts, which comprise 13-100% of their food. [4] [5] This makes them effective seed dispersers.
Large Japanese field mouse; Lesser great leaf-nosed bat; ... Small Japanese field mouse; Small Japanese mole; Southeast Asian long-fingered bat; Sturdee's pipistrelle;
Despite differences in name and appearance, they are the closest living relatives of the Eurasian field mouse . Of the three species, both T. osimensis and T. tokunoshimensis have lost their Y chromosome and SRY gene; the sex chromosomes of T. muenninki, on the other hand, are abnormally large. [3] Named species are: [3]
Large Japanese field mouse; S. St Kilda field mouse; Sichuan field mouse; Small Japanese field mouse; South China field mouse; Steppe field mouse; Striped field mouse; T.
The body length is 65–100mm, tail 70–110mm, weight 10–20g. Although it is similar to a large Japanese field mouse, the small mice have slightly longer tails then the body, opposite to the large mice. [2]
Apodemus is a genus of murid (true mice and rats) containing the field mice as well as other well-known species like the wood mouse and the yellow-necked mouse. The name is unrelated to that of the Mus genus, instead being derived from the Greek ἀπό-δημος (literally away from home ).
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The mouse is the smallest species in its genus, measuring in total "230-255 mm; tail: 107-116 mm; hind foot: 31-35 mm; ear: 21 - 22 mm" and weighing 60-84 grams. [3] On its dorsal side, the mouse has long, dense, soft, dark brown fur, with dark gray ventral fur turning a lighter gray-brown at the tips.