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mouse (zoology) - Taxonomy of the genus Mus, Laboratory mice, Mice as feeder animals, Mice as pets

family musculus species

A name used for many small unrelated species in the rodent family, found worldwide, especially for members of genus Mus (36 species throughout Old World); house mouse (Mus musculus), from Asia, has dispersed globally in association with humans; spreads some diseases, but is not as guilty as rats; the white laboratory mouse is a form of Mus musculus. (Family: Muridae.)

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