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Some facts about the
House mouse
Adult weight : 0.021 kg (0.0462 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 4 years
Female maturity :42 days
Male maturity : 42 days
Gestation : 19 days
Weaning : 22 days
Litter size : 7
Litters per year : 5
Interval between litters : 30 days
Weight at birth : 0.001 kg (0.0022 lbs)
Weight at weaning : 0.009 kg (0.0198 lbs)
Body mass : 0.018 kg (0.0396 lbs)
House mouse
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Species : Mus musculus
The House mouse is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the house mouse
A young / baby of a house mouse is called a 'pinkie, kitten or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A house mouse group is called a 'nest, colony, harvest, horde or mischief'.
Facts about the house mouse
<tr><td align="center">Mus musculus Linnaeus, 1758 </table> Mus musculus is the common house mouse. (Full text)
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House Mouse is a 'pest' (an unwanted organism) that can be controlled through the use of pesticides. (Full text)
House Mouse The house mouse is the most successful rodent in adapting to life with people. (Full text)
Mus musculus is the common house mouse or laboratory mouse. (Full text)
Mus musculus Laboratory mouse Scientific classification Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Chordata Class:Mammalia Order:Rodentia Family:Muridae Subfamily:Murinae Genus:Mus Species:musculus Binomial name Mus musculus Mus musculus is the common house mouse or laboratory mouse. (Full text)
Mus musculus is the common house mouse. (Full text)
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Mus musculus is the house mouse. (Full text)
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(14 - 28 g) Physical Characteristics: The house mouse is a small brownish-gray mouse with a long, slender, tapering, indistinctly bicolored tail. (Full text)
House mouseMus musculusScientificclassificationKingdom:AnimaliaPhylum:ChordataClass:MammaliaOrder:RodentiaFamily:MuridaeSubfamily:MurinaeGenus:MusSpecies:musculusBinomial nameMus musculusLinnaeus, 1758Mus musculus is the house mouse. (Full text)
The house mouse is distinguished from the deer mouse and the white-footed mouse by its overall gray-colored coat. (Full text)
The house mouse is thought to have originated in the grassy plains of central Asia somewhere near the Iran and Russian border and was transported west on ships of the early trade merchants. (Full text)
The common house mouse (Mus musculus) is found in nearly all countries. (Full text)
1. house mouse, Mus musculus -- (brownish-gray Old World mouse now a common household pest worldwide)house mouse
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