📸 PhotoPhoto: A. C. Tatarinov · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Source
Korean Field Mouse
Apodemus peninsulae (Korean Field Mouse · ハントウアカネズミ)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 Its maximum weight of 27 g equals the weight of three or four Korean 500-won coins (about 7.7 g each) (Comparison).
- 💡 Its maximum head-and-body length of 11.8 cm is about two-thirds (2/3) the length of a new pencil (about 17.5 cm) (Comparison).
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.
📖 1. Overview
The Korean field mouse is a field mouse distributed from southern Siberia to Korea and Hokkaido.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Its head-and-body length and tail length are nearly equal.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It feeds on large and medium-sized seeds as well as small invertebrates.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
It is listed under the Korean name Hwinneopjeokdari-bulgeunjwi in the National List of Species of Korea (National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR)), and records note Korea as part of its range.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List LC (2016) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/1899/115058828
- • IUCN Red List category LC — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • mammaldiversity.org — 1003021
- • iucnredlist.org — 115058828
- • 국가생물종목록(국립생물자원관) ktsn 120000053463 — https://species.nibr.go.kr/home/mainHome.do?cont_link=009&subMenu=009002&contCd=009002&ktsn=120000053463
- • wikidata.org — Q1761761
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Apodemus peninsulae.jpg
- • doi.org — zenodo.6816123
- • species.nibr.go.kr — general-search
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Anthony Caravaggi · CC0 1.0 (Congeneric silhouette — Apodemus sylvaticus)
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.