Species: Mus musculus
House Mouse
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Craniata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Rodentia
Family
Muridae
Genus
Mus
NatureServe
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).
Ecology and Life History
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
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1996-11-15
Global Status Last Changed
1996-11-15
Other Status
LC - Least concern
Distribution
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).