Mammals of Korea: a review of their taxonomy, distribution and conservation status Author Jo, Yeong-Seok Author Baccus, John T. Author Koprowski, John L. text Zootaxa 2018 2018-11-19 4522 1 1 216 journal article 27944 10.11646/zootaxa.4522.1.1 58e0c7c5-75ec-4b1b-beb0-d01527f710f9 1175-5326 2610198 C24EFA8A-A5A0-4B06-A0A9-632F542B9529 Family MURIDAE Illiger, 1811 Although the European species Apodemus sylvaticus has been mentioned as a species occurring in Korea ( Lee & Lim 1974 ), we here consider that records of the species originated from erroneous identifications ( Pavlinov & Khlyap 2012 ). Although Musser and Carleton (2005) listed A. chejuensis as a subspecies on Jeju Island, we treat the taxon at the specific level based on reproductive isolation with A. agrarius on the Korean Peninsula. Therefore, we list eight species of Muridae (and four genera) for Korea .