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Scientific Name
Mus musculus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Mus musculus Linnaeus, 1758
Park
Bluestone National Scenic River (BLUE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
house mouse
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Subclass | Theria |
| Infraclass | Eutheria |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Suborder | Myomorpha |
| Superfamily | Muroidea |
| Family | Muridae |
| Subfamily | Murinae |
| Genus | Mus |
| Subgenus | Mus (Mus) |
| Species | Mus musculus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, NPSpecies Data Manager, 4/23/2007.
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Native to Eurasia.; Data Source: Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, NPSpecies Data Manager, 4/23/2007.
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Not cultivated with comment: Data Source: Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, NPSpecies Data Manager, 4/23/2007.
In legacy NPSpecies Pest value was Yes with comment: Prolific breeder; nuisance species.
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Matt Marshall, ERMN Program Manager/Biologist, 11/16/2012.
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
House mice destroy grains, leading to economic loss for humans.
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Matt Marshall, ERMN Program Manager/Biologist, 11/16/2012.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
2
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
ARHL
Created Date
3/4/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
11/30/2012 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Pauley et al., 2003. NPBIB-578667., Accepted Detail: Wilson, D.E., and D.M. Reeder. 2005. Mammal Species of the World, a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
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