Common Names
Common Names in English:
Western European House Mouse
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 3,037 meters (0 to 9,964 feet).Mean = 218.620 meters (717.257 feet), Standard Deviation = 679.100 based on 2,218 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Biome: Terrestrial
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Mammalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Mammals
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
()
- (Rowe, 1988) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
()
- (Wible Et Al., 1995) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Legion:
Cladotheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Supercohort:
Theria
()
- (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Cohort:
Placentalia
()
- (Owen, 1837) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) Mckenna, in Stucky & Mckenna, in Benton, Ed., 1993
- Grandorder:
Anagalida
()
- (Szalay & Mckenna, 1971) Mckenna, 1975
- Mirorder:
Simplicidentata
()
- (Weber, 1904) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Mirorder:
Simplicidentata
(
- Grandorder:
Anagalida
(
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
(
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
(
- Cohort:
Placentalia
(
- Supercohort:
Theria
(
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
(
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
(
- Legion:
Cladotheria
(
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
(
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
(
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
(
- Class:
Mammalia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Mus
There are approximately 113 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
M. abbotti · M. albigena · M. bactrianus · M. bactrianus yamashinai · M. baoulei (Baoule's Mouse) · M. booduga (Little Indian Field Mouse) · M. booduga booduga · M. bufo (Toad Mouse) · M. callewaerti (Callewaert's Mouse) · M. caroli (Ryukyu Mouse) · M. caroli caroli · M. castaneus · M. cervicolor (Fawn-Colored Mouse) · M. cervicolor cervicolor · M. cervicolor popaeus · M. chrysocomus · M. cookii (Cook's Mouse) · M. crociduroides (Sumatran Shrewlike Mouse) · M. datae · M. decumanus · M. decumanus pallas · M. discolor · M. domesticus · M. domesticus domesticus · M. dunni · M. elegans · M. famulus (Servant Mouse) · M. fernandoni (Ceylon Spiny Mouse) · M. flavigaster · M. flynni · M. formosanus · M. goundae (Gounda Mouse) · M. gratus · M. hamidae · M. haouzi · M. haussa (Hausa Mouse) · M. hortulanus · M. indutus (Desert Pygmy Mouse) · M. infuscatus · M. ique · M. jacobsi · M. kasaicus · M. lateralis · M. leucogaster · M. linnaeusi · M. macedonicus (Macedonian Mouse) · M. macedonicus macedonicus · M. mahomet (Mahomet Mouse) · M. major · M. mattheyi (Matthey's Mouse) · M. mayori (Mayor's Mouse) · M. mayori mayori · M. minutoides (African Pygmy Mouse) · M. minutoides kasaica · M. minutus · M. minutus sareptae · M. muralis · M. muscardinus · M. musculoides · M. musculoides enclavae · M. musculus (House Mouse) · M. musculus bactrianus · M. musculus brevirostris · M. musculus castaneus · M. musculus domesticus · M. musculus gentilis · M. musculus gentilulus · M. musculus homourus · M. musculus hortulanus · M. musculus manchu · M. musculus molossinus · M. musculus musculus · M. musculus poschiavinus · M. musculus praetextus · M. musculus spicilegus · M. musculus subsp · M. musculus wagneri · M. musculus x · M. neavei (Neave's Mouse) · M. orangiae (Free State Pygmy Mouse) · M. orthodon · M. oubanguii (Oubangui Mouse) · M. pahari (Gairdner's Shrew-Mouse) · M. pallescens · M. philippii · M. phillipsi (Phillips's Mouse) · M. platythrix (Flat-Haired Mouse) · M. poschiavinus · M. rattus · M. rufidorsalis · M. russatus · M. saxicola (Rock-Loving Mouse) · M. setulosus (Peter's Mouse) · M. setzeri (Setzer's Pygmy Mouse) · M. shortridgei (Shortridge's Mouse) · M. silaceus · M. sorella (Thomas's Pygmy Mouse) · M. spicilegus (Mound-Building Mouse) · M. spretoides · M. spretus (Algerian Mouse)
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Notes
Contributors
- Amori, G. 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 17, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 5 providers.
- Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 17, 2007:
- Michigan State University Museum, Vertebrate specimens
- OZCAM
- Provider, Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5433336
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14882683
- IUCN ID: 13990
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 6539
