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Mus musculus (house mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae

Taxonomy
Mus musculus was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. elegans, M. flynni, M. hamidae, M. linnaeusi, M. pahari, M. spretus, M. minutoides, M. triton

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Mus musculus Linnaeus p. 62
1911Mus musculus Thomas p. 147
1973Mus musculus van de Weerd
1997Mus musculus Worthy p. 113

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
—Eumuroida
familyMuridaeIlliger 1811
subfamilyMurinae
genusMus
speciesmusculus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Mus musculus Linnaeus 1758 [house mouse]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:15:11
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.77400 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Mus musculus (182924)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Israel Mus musculus (225664)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Morocco Mus musculus (22489)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Romania Mus musculus (40260)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Israel Mus musculus (192424 192425)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117China (Guangdong) Mus musculus (13293)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Israel Mus musculus (225667)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) Mus musculus (181897)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0New Zealand Mus musculus (182104)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (San Salvador) Mus musculus (190743)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Panama Mus musculus (21691)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar (Toliara) Mus musculus (92732 92733)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0France (Corse) Mus musculus (215378)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Caledonia Mus musculus (193989)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Ecuador (Galapagos) Mus musculus (190844 190845 190846)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar (Beanka) Mus musculus (205190 205193)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand (South Island) Mus musculus (215380 215387 215388 215403 215417 215419 215420 215581 215583 215613)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Spain (Columbretes Islands) Mus musculus (230766)