Mus musculus Linnaeus, 1758

House Mouse

Synonyms: Mus molossinus, Mus nordmanni, Mus musculus cinereomaculatus, Mus bactrianus tantillus, Mus musculus varius, Mus molossinus yonakuni

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Animal

Sublevel 1: Vertebrate

Sublevel 2: Mammal

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Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Rodentia

Family: Muridae

Genus: Mus

Species: Mus musculus

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Introduced

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Heterotroph

HABITAT

PHOTOS OF Mus musculus