Species: Mus musculus

House Mouse
Species
    Kingdom
    Animalia
    Phylum
    Craniata
    Class

    Mammalia

    Order

    Rodentia

    Family

    Muridae

    Genus

    Mus

    Classification
    Other Global Common Names
    Ratón Casero - souris commune
    Informal Taxonomy
    Animals, Vertebrates - Mammals - Rodents
    Formal Taxonomy
    Animalia - Craniata - Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae - Mus - may also be present in part of southern California (Musser and Carleton, in Wilson and Reeder 2005).
    Migration
    true - false - false
    Non-migrant
    true
    Locally Migrant
    false
    Food Comments
    Variable diet of plant/animal foods.
    Reproduction Comments
    Breeds throughout the year under mild indoor conditions, breeds seasonally in natural habitats. Gestation lasts 19-21 days (may be longer if female is lactating). Young are weaned in about 18 days. Produces many litters of 3-12 (typically 4-5) young per year. Sexually mature in 5-10 weeks.
    Ecology Comments
    Lives in colonies. Densities vary greatly. Peak densities reach 750 or more individuals per ha (Lidicker 1966). Peaks in abundance (irruptions) occur late summer-fall in Hawaii (Tomich 1986). Home range is less than an acre. <br><br>On western Mauna Kea, Hawaii, Amarasekare (1994) found no evidence that this species preys on eggs, young, or adults of endemic birds.
    Length
    20
    Weight
    23
    NatureServe Global Status Rank
    G5
    Global Status Last Reviewed
    1996-11-15
    Global Status Last Changed
    1996-11-15
    Other Status

    LC - Least concern

    Conservation Status Map
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    Global Range
    Native to Old World. Spread over the world's continents and islands (except Antarctica) in association with humans (Musser and carleton, in Wilson and Reeder 2005).
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