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House Mouse

Mus musculus musculus

Classification

Family
Muridae

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. They are the only members of the tribe Murini. Subgenera, species, and subspecies The following is a list of Mus subgenera, species, and subspecies: Coelomys Mus crociduroides (Sumatran shrew-like mouse) Mus mayori (Mayor's mouse) Mus pahari (Gairdner's shrewmouse) Mus…

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Germany · 2