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house mouse
Also known as mouse, Mus musculus, mice
species of mammal
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The house mouse is a small mammal species that has adapted to living alongside humans in homes and buildings around the world. It matters because it is one of the most widespread and studied rodent species, serving as an important model organism for scientific research and posing practical concerns as a household pest.
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Species
Least Concernhouse mouse
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderRodentia
- FamilyMuridae
本條目介紹的是学名为Mus musculus的物种。關於一个名为小鼠属（Mus）的属，請見“小鼠属”。關於动物实验用小鼠，請見“实验小鼠”。 小家鼠（學名：Mus musculus）也稱為家鼠、鼷鼠或小鼠。
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The house mouse (Mus musculus) is a small mammal of the rodent family Muridae, 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 Mus. Although a wild animal, the house mouse has benefited significantly from associating with human habitation to the point that truly wild populations are significantly less common than the synanthropic populations near human activity.
The house mouse has been domesticated as the pet or fancy mouse, and as the laboratory mouse, which is one of the most important model organisms in biology and medicine. The complete mouse reference genome was sequenced in 2002.