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Mus (subgenus)
''Mus'' is a subgenus of the rodent genus '' Mus''. Species * Little Indian field mouse, ''Mus booduga'' (Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, southern Nepal, central Myanmar) *Ryukyu mouse, ''Mus caroli'' (Ryukyu islands, Taiwan and southern China to Thailand; introduced in Malaysia and western Indonesia) *Fawn-colored mouse, ''Mus cervicolor'' (Northern India to Vietnam; introduced to Sumatra and Java) * 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) *''Mus nitidulus'' (Central Myanmar) *Steppe mouse, ''Mus spicilegus'' (Austria to southern Ukraine and Greece) * Algerian mouse, ''Mus spretus'' (Southern France, Iberian Peninsula, Balearic Islands, Morocco to Tuni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Mouse
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 '' 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 semi-tame 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. Characteristics House mice have an adult body length (nose to base of tail) of and a tail length of . The weight is typically . In the wild they vary in color from grey and light brown to black (individual hairs are actually agouti coloured), but domesticated fancy mice and laboratory mice ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algerian Mouse
The Algerian mouse (''Mus spretus''), also known as the western Mediterranean mouse, is a wild species of mouse closely related to the house mouse, native to open habitats around the western Mediterranean. Description The Algerian mouse closely resembles the house mouse in appearance, and can be most easily distinguished from that species by its shorter tail. It has brownish fur over most of the body, with distinct white or buff underparts. It ranges from in head-body length with a 5.9- to 7.3-cm tail and a body weight of . Distribution and habitat The Algerian mouse inhabits south-western Europe and the western Mediterranean coast of Africa. It is found throughout mainland Portugal, and in all but the most northerly parts of Spain. Its range extends east of the Pyrenees into southern France, where it is found in south-eastern regions around Toulouse and up the Rhone valley to Valence. It is also found throughout the Balearic Islands. In Africa, it is found in the Maghreb r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mus Macedonicus
The Macedonian mouse (''Mus macedonicus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae and order Rodentia. This rodent lives in the area from eastern Georgia and western Bulgaria to Israel. It is considered part of a Paleoarctic group along with three other species: the house mouse, steppe mouse, and Algerian mouse. Description The Macedonian mouse is a small rodent, weighing . Fur color is variable across its range; in a study of numerous specimens in Turkey, Macedonian mice were found to have back colors ranging from dark brown to pale light brown to dark-reddish brown. There is a distinct line of demarcation along the flanks that separates top and bottom coloration. The bottom coloration ranged from whitish grey, pure white, yellowish white, and reddish white. The ears have tiny white hairs. This rodent has a tail that is dark brown on top and lighter on bottom. The bottoms of the Macedonian mouse's feet are bare while the tops of their feet have white hairs. Macedeo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mus Spicilegus
The steppe mouse or mound-building mouse (''Mus spicilegus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in grassland and other open areas in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine. Taxonomy ''Mus spicilegus'' ranges from Austria to Southern Ukraine and Greece. Two subspecies are recognised, ''M. s. spicilegus'', the nominate subspecies occupying most of the range, and ''M. s. adriaticus'', an isolated sub-population on the Adriatic coast. It is one of four species of mice in the ''Mus'' subgenus with a western Palearctic distribution, the others being the Macedonian mouse (''Mus macedonicus'') (Balkans to Israel and Iran), the Algerian mouse (''Mus spretus'') (Southern France, Iberian Peninsula, Balearic Islands, Morocco to Tunisia) and the Cypriot mouse (Mus cypriacus) . Based on the molecular clock hypothesis, ''M. spicilegus'' and ''M. macedoni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mus Spretus
The Algerian mouse (''Mus spretus''), also known as the western Mediterranean mouse, is a wild species of mouse closely related to the house mouse, native to open habitats around the western Mediterranean. Description The Algerian mouse closely resembles the house mouse in appearance, and can be most easily distinguished from that species by its shorter tail. It has brownish fur over most of the body, with distinct white or buff underparts. It ranges from in head-body length with a 5.9- to 7.3-cm tail and a body weight of . Distribution and habitat The Algerian mouse inhabits south-western Europe and the western Mediterranean coast of Africa. It is found throughout mainland Portugal, and in all but the most northerly parts of Spain. Its range extends east of the Pyrenees into southern France, where it is found in south-eastern regions around Toulouse and up the Rhone valley to Valence. It is also found throughout the Balearic Islands. In Africa, it is found in the Maghreb r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mus Cervicolor
The fawn-colored mouse (''Mus cervicolor'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Cambodia, India, and possibly Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i .... References * Mus (rodent) Rodents of India Mammals of Nepal Mammals described in 1845 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Mus-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mus Cookii
Cook's mouse (''Mus cookii'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. The name Muridae come .... It is found in southern and south-eastern Asia from India to Vietnam. References * Mus (rodent) Rodents of India Mammals of Nepal Mammals described in 1914 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Mus-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mus Caroli
The Ryukyu mouse ('Mus caroli'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i .... References * Rats of Asia Mus (rodent) Mammals of Japan Rodents of Southeast Asia Rodents of Indonesia Rodents of Cambodia Rodents of Malaysia Rodents of China Rodents of Laos Rodents of Thailand Rodents of Vietnam Mammals described in 1902 Taxa named by J. Lewis Bonhote Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Mus-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyromys
''Pyromys'' is a subgenus of '' Mus''. Species are endemic to South Asia and parts of Southeast Asia. Species * Ceylon spiny mouse, ''Mus fernandoni'' (Sri Lanka) * Phillips's mouse, ''Mus phillipsi'' (Southwestern India) *Flat-haired mouse The flat-haired mouse (''Mus platythrix'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in India, where it is widely distributed throughout South India South India, also known as Dakshina Bharata or Peninsular India, con ..., ''Mus platythrix'' (India) * Rock-loving mouse, ''Mus saxicola'' (Southern Pakistan, southern Nepal, and India) * Shortridge's mouse, ''Mus shortridgei'' (Myanmar to southwestern Cambodia and northwestern Vietnam) * Animal subgenera {{Mus-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nannomys
''Nannomys'' is a subgenus of the rodent genus '' Mus'', the mice. They are known as the African pygmy mice.Veyrunes, F., et al. (2005)Molecular phylogeny of the African pygmy mice, subgenus ''Nannomys'' (Rodentia, Murinae, ''Mus''): implications for chromosomal evolution.''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'', 36(2), 358-369. These species are native to sub-Saharan Africa, where they can be found in many types of habitat. There are 20 species.Veyrunes, F., et al. (2006)Phylogenomics of the genus ''Mus'' (Rodentia; Muridae): extensive genome repatterning is not restricted to the house mouse.''Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences'', 273(1604), 2925-2934. Species include: * Baoule's mouse, ''Mus baoulei'' (Ivory Coast to Guinea) * Toad mouse, ''Mus bufo'' (Mountains of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and neighboring parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo) * Callewaert's mouse, ''Mus callewaerti'' (Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo) *Gounda mouse, ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coelomys
''Coelomys'' is a subgenus of the rodent genus '' Mus'', the mice. This subgenus is native to Southeast Asia.Chevret, P., Veyrunes, F., & Britton-Davidian, J. (2005)Molecular phylogeny of the genus ''Mus'' (Rodentia: Murinae) based on mitochondrial and nuclear data.''Biological Journal of the Linnean Society'' 84(3), 417-427. Species: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) *'' Mus crociduroides
The Sumatran shrewlike mouse (''Mus crociduroides'') is a species of mouse. It is endemic to Indonesia.Aplin, K., Helgen, K., & Lunde, D''Mus crociduroides''.The IUCN Red List of Threate ...
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Systematic Biology
Biological systematics is the study of the diversification of living forms, both past and present, and the relationships among living things through time. Relationships are visualized as evolutionary trees (synonyms: cladograms, phylogenetic trees, phylogenies). Phylogenies have two components: branching order (showing group relationships) and branch length (showing amount of evolution). Phylogenetic trees of species and higher taxa are used to study the evolution of traits (e.g., anatomical or molecular characteristics) and the distribution of organisms (biogeography). Systematics, in other words, is used to understand the evolutionary history of life on Earth. The word systematics is derived from the Latin word '' systema,'' which means systematic arrangement of organisms. Carl Linnaeus used 'Systema Naturae' as the title of his book. Branches and applications In the study of biological systematics, researchers use the different branches to further understand the relationshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
