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Cook's mouse, Mus cookii (Southern and northeastern India and Nepal to Vietnam) Cypriot mouse, Mus cypriacus (Cyprus) Servant mouse, Mus famulus (Southwestern India) Sheath-tailed mouse, Mus fragilicauda (Thailand and Laos) Macedonian mouse, Mus macedonicus (Balkans to Israel and Iran) House mouse, Mus musculus (introduced worldwide)
Nannomys is a subgenus of the rodent genus Mus, the mice.They are known as the African pygmy mice. [1] These species are native to sub-Saharan Africa, where they can be found in many types of habitat. [1]
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.
The house mouse (Mus musculus) is a small mammal of the order Rodentia, characteristically having a pointed snout, large rounded ears, and a long and almost hairless tail.. It is one of the most abundant species of the genus M
The Muridae, or murids, are either the largest or second-largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 870 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia.
Genetic study revealed that the supposed house mice, Mus musculus, carried a significant amount of Algerian mouse DNA in their chromosomes and a gene (VKOR, which has been thought to appear first in Mus spretus and perpetuate because it has helped the mice to survive while eating vitamin K-deficient diets) that confers resistance to warfarin ...
The sheath-tailed mouse (Mus fragilicauda) is a mouse found in two locations in central Thailand and in Laos. [1] They were discovered and documented in 2002. It is the only known Mus species to lose its tail integument when handled.
Temminck's mouse (Mus musculoides) is a species of the genus Mus and of the subgenus Nannomys. [2] It is found throughout West Africa, Central Africa, and East Africa.