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Scientific Name
Mus musculus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Mus musculus Linnaeus, 1758
Park
Valley Forge National Historical Park (VAFO)
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: Brad Ross, Mammal taxa expert, 9/8/2006.
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Brad Ross, Mammal taxa expert, 9/8/2006.
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: Brad Ross, Mammal taxa expert, 9/8/2006.
In legacy NPSpecies Pest value was Yes with comment: House mice destroy grains, leading to economic loss for humans.--Brad Ross, Mammal taxa expert, 9/8/2006; 2000 acres impacted--NRMAP Data: Brian Lambert, Natural Resource Specialist, and Margaret A. Carfioli, Biological Science Technician
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Brad Ross, Mammal taxa expert, 9/8/2006.
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
Prolific breeder. See Pest Details.
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Brad Ross, Mammal taxa expert, 9/8/2006.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
JSK
Created Date
3/31/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
9/8/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: McKeever, 1979. NPBIB-82577., Accepted Detail: The following sources were used to certify this species record: (1) Burt, W. H. and R. P. Grossenheider. 1980. A field guide to the mammals: North America north of Mexico. Third edition. Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston, MA. (2) Merritt, J. F. 1987. Guide to the mammals of Pennsylvania. University of Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (3) Integrated Taxonomic Information System Database. September 2006. http://www.itis.usda.gov/.
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