Large Japanese field mouse
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An illustration based on the real animal.
A little discovery to share.
Large Japanese field mice eat insects as well as plant seeds.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Large Japanese field mouse
- Scientific name
- Apodemus speciosus
- Japanese name
- アカネズミ
- Group
- Land mammals
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Muridae
- Genus
- Apodemus
It lives widely in the hills and mountains of Japan and is active at night. It digs a burrow in the ground to live in.
It looks like the small Japanese field mouse but is bigger, and its tail is about as long as its body or shorter.
It lives in many kinds of places, such as forests, the edges of fields and bushes on riverbanks. It sometimes travels long distances.
How the Large Japanese field mouse lives
Females tend to keep males away except when they can mate.
多摩動物公園Basic data
- Size
- Head and body length: 83–140 mm
- Weight
- 20–72 g
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)
- Diet
- Seeds, insects, rhizomes, fruit and other foods
- Range
- Japan
Where the Large Japanese field mouse has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- アカネズミ
- 简体中文
- 大林姬鼠
- 繁體中文
- 日本大姬鼠
- 한국어
- 흰배숲쥐
- Deutsch
- Große Japanische Waldmaus
- Português (Brasil)
- Ratão-do-campo-japonês
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Tikus ladang Jepang besar
- Русский
- Японская мышь
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 多摩動物公園 — アカネズミChecked: 2026-11-03
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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Places that keep or show the Large Japanese field mouse
Zoos, aquariums and other places whose official websites say they keep or show this animal.
Kanto
Displays can change with the animals’ health and the seasons. Check each facility’s official website before you go.
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