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The Taiwan field mouse, also called Formosan wood mouse (''Apodemus semotus''), is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Taiwan. The Taiwan field mouse is primarily distributed in the montane region between 1,400 to 3,000 m. They inhabit various habitat types, such as natural or planted forests, grasslands, farms, and campsites, and are omnivorous feeding on plants, insects and fungi. 〔Lin, L. K.; Shiraishi, S. (1992). Demography of the Formosan wood mouse ''Apodemus semotus''. Journal Faculty Agriculture, Kyushu University ''36'' (3.4): 245-266.〕 Based on morphological measurements, it has been suggested that the Taiwan field mouse is not different from the South China field mouse (''Apodemus draco''), and should not be considered as a separate species. The Taiwan field mouse is sexually dimorphic, with male generally larger than females (male: 25.6 ± 0.5 g; female: 23.8 ± 0.5 g). Mark-capture-recapture data suggest that their life span may be less than 1 year in wild.〔Shaner, P. L., Wu, S. H., Ke, L., Kao, S. J. (2013). Trophic divergence reduces survival in an omnivorous rodent. Evolutionary Ecology Research "15": 1–14.〕 ==References== * Baillie, J. 1996. (Apodemus semotus ). (2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ) Downloaded on 19 July 2007. * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Taiwan field mouse」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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