Alternative combination: Apodemus sylvaticus
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Mus according to M. Boule and L. De Villeneuve 1927
See also Linnaeus 1758 and Thomas 1911
Sister taxa: Mus albigularis, Mus alexandrinus, Mus bateae, Mus bellus, Mus commissarius, Mus domesticus, Mus erythroleucus, Mus hipparionum, Mus kelleri, Mus magnirostris, Mus mindanensis, Mus minotaurus, Mus musculoides, Mus musculus, Mus pantarensis, Mus pasha, Mus tagulayensis, Mus todayensis, Mus vulcani, Mus zamboangae, Leggada tenella
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of China (2 collections), the Czech Republic (2), France (17), Germany (5), Greece (13), Hungary (12), Israel (1), Italy (13), Monaco (1), the Netherlands (1), Portugal (1), Romania (13), Spain (6), the United Kingdom (7)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of France (1), Hungary (2)
• Pliocene of Austria (2), Greece (1), Hungary (3)
Total: 103 collections including 104 occurrences
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