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House Mouse

Mammals

The house mouse is a small rodent with a pointed snout, large rounded ears and a long, nearly hairless tail, one of the most abundant species in its genus. Though a wild animal, it has thrived by living alongside humans to the point that populations near human habitation now far outnumber genuinely wild ones, and it has also been domesticated as the pet or fancy mouse and as the laboratory mouse, one of the most important model organisms in biology and medicine; its full reference genome was sequenced in 2002.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Domesticated 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Derived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status.
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 4
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
Scientific Name
Mus musculus 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Rodentia, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

In Biome

Desert, Biomes
Source NatureServe Explorer: Mus musculus
Grassland, Biomes
Source NatureServe Explorer: Mus musculus
Savanna, Biomes
Source NatureServe Explorer: Mus musculus
Temperate Forest, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Mus musculus (Animal Diversity Web)
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Found In

Africa

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Albania

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Angola

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Argentina

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Australia

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Austria

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Bahamas

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Bahrain

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Belarus

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Belgium

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Bolivia

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Brazil

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Bulgaria

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North America

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Serbia

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South America

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South Asia

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United Arab Emirates

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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. House mouse (Wikidata)
WikidataStatements section, habitat (P2974): Terrestrial
Quote, Statements section, habitat (P2974): Terrestrial
Wikidata habitat statement (P2974) resolves to a terrestrial habitat type.
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3. House Mouse (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    The house mouse (Mus musculus) is a small mammal of the rodent family Muridae, characteristically having a pointed snout, large rounded ears, and a long and almost hairless tail.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
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4. NatureServe Explorer: Mus musculus
NatureServe Explorer
  • Global rank (roundedGRank)
    "roundedGRank": "G5"
  • In Biome: Savanna, Species characteristics: Savanna
    "terrestrialHabitatDescEn": "Savanna"
  • In Biome: Grassland, Species characteristics: Grassland/herbaceous
    "terrestrialHabitatDescEn": "Grassland/herbaceous"
  • In Biome: Desert, Species characteristics: Desert
    "terrestrialHabitatDescEn": "Desert"
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5. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Mus musculus (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • In Biome: Temperate Forest, Terrestrial Biomes
    Habitat Regions temperate temperate terrestrial terrestrial Terrestrial Biomes forest forest scrub forest scrub forest
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Wikidata: House Mouse
Wikidata Q83310, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: RodentiaView the Source
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