Caucasus Field Mouse

Caucasus Field MouseThis field mouse is currently treated as a species of Apodemus and is recorded across the Caucasus region. A study also documented it in the Zagros Mountains of northwestern Iran.What does it look like?A broad, sharply edged throat spot helped identify specimens collected in Iran.How does it live?This field mouse is currently treated as a species of Apodemus and is recorded across the Caucasus region. A study also documented it in the Zagros Mountains of northwestern Iran.A 2014 survey recorded six individuals in oak forest in Iran's northwestern Zagros Mountains, at the eastern edge of the reported range.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.