Jeju striped field mouse
Species of rodent
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The Jeju striped field mouse (Apodemus chejuensis) (Korean: 제주등줄쥐)[1] is a field mouse found only on Jejudo, an island in the northern East China Sea off the southwestern coast of South Korea. It was originally described in 1965 as a subspecies of Apodemus agrarius. However, a 1992 study of mitochondrial DNA found that it was in fact a separate species.
| Jeju striped field mouse | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Apodemus |
| Species: | A. chejuensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Apodemus chejuensis Jones et Johnson, 1965 | |
The Jeju striped field mouse is one of the most abundant mammals on Jeju. It has brown fur with an eel back, hence the name.
The species is endemic to South Korea.[1]