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The genus Mus or typical mice refers to a specific genus of muroid rodents, all typically called mice (the adjective "muroid" comes from the word "Muroidea", which is a large superfamily of rodents, including mice, rats, voles, hamsters, gerbils, and many other relatives), though the term can be used for other rodents.
The house mouse (Mus musculus) is a small mammal of the order Rodentia, characteristically having a pointed snout, large rounded ears, and a long and almost hairless tail. It is one of the most abundant species of the genus Mus.
Jul 2, 2024 · mouse, (genus Mus), the common name generally but imprecisely applied to rodents found throughout the world with bodies less than about 12 cm (5 inches) long. In a scientific context, mouse refers to any of the 38 species in the genus Mus, which is the Latin word for mouse.
Jun 6, 2024 · House mouse, (Mus musculus), rodent native to Eurasia but introduced worldwide through association with humans. Highly adaptive, the house mouse has both behavioral and physiological traits—such as the ability to survive in buildings and aboard ships, a tendency to move into agricultural fields and.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 15, 2015 · Unique among other species in the genus Mus, house mice primarily live in close proximity to humans. Although feral populations exist, house mice are commonly found in residential, agricultural, and commercial structures.
- Megan Phifer-Rixey, Michael W Nachman
- 10.7554/eLife.05959
- 2015
- eLife. 2015; 4: e05959.
Systematics in the genus Mus. The genus Mus contains four subgenera: Mus, Coelomys, Pyromys and Nannomys, totalling 41 species at present [16]. The individualization of the subgenus Mus sensu stricto occurred around 6.5 Myr ago with the split from three other different subgenera [17].
One of the most abundant and widespread mammals around the globe, the House mouse (Mus musculus) is found in almost any part of the world (except Antarctica) due to human travel. This rodent originated in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northern India.
