Wildlifeof China
South China Field Mouse
Rats, Mice, Voles & Porcupines
Photo: Jian Sun, Zhixin Wen, Anderson Feijó, Qisen Yang · CC BY 4.0
Apodemus draco
Basic stats
Diet
Seeds, fruit and invertebrates
Habitat
Forest, scrub and montane vegetation
Range
Central and southern China and adjoining northern Southeast Asia
The South China field mouse is a small, long-tailed mouse with brown upperparts, pale underparts, large ears and prominent dark eyes. It occurs through central and southern China and reaches adjoining parts of northern Southeast Asia. (Wikipedia, general species account)
The species inhabits forest, scrub and montane vegetation and forages chiefly on the ground. Seeds and fruit form much of the diet, supplemented by insects and other invertebrates. It is nocturnal and rests in burrows or sheltered sites beneath roots and rocks. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the South China Field Mouse eat?
- Seeds, fruit and invertebrates
- What habitat does the South China Field Mouse live in?
- Forest, scrub and montane vegetation
- Where is the South China Field Mouse found?
- Central and southern China and adjoining northern Southeast Asia