Morphometric Analyses of the Three Subspecies of Striped Field Mouse, Apodemus agrarius Pallas (Mammalia: Rodentia) from Far Eastern Asia: Taxonomic Status of North Korean Striped Field Mice
1998; Korean Society of Systematic Zoology; Volume: 14; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
2234-8190
AutoresHung Sun Koh, Gábor Csorba, Mikhail P. Tiunov, G. N. Tikhonova,
Tópico(s)Species Distribution and Climate Change
ResumoFour external and 27 cranial characters of three subspecies of striped field mice (Apodemus agrarius) from 15 regions in far eastern Asia(South Korea, North Korea, northeastern China, and far eastern Russia) were analyzed by multivariate methods in order to determine taxonomic status of striped field mice from North Korea. Three subgroups were recognized: a large-size form from two localities in South Korea(Cheju Island, Wando Island): a medium-size form from eight localities in South Korea and North Korea(Jindo Island, Kunsan, Mt. Chirisan, Cheongju, Mt. Weoleksan, Mt. taebaksan; Haeju, Sineuiju); a small-size form from five localities in North Korea, northeastern China, and far eastern Russia (Mt. Kumkangsan, Mt. Myohyangsan; Jirin, Yichun; Vladivostok). It is confirmed that the large-size form, the medium-size form, and the small-size form are subspecies chejuensis, coreae, and manchuricus, respectively, as noted by Koh et al.(1997). It is revealed that striped field mice(the medium-size form) from western region of North Korea (Haeju, Sineuiju) is classified into A. agrarius coreae, as noted by Thomas(1908), but striped field mice(the small-size form) from eastern region of North Korea(Mt. Kumkangsan, Mt. Myohyangsan) is A. agrarius manchuricus.
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