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genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
''Mus'' or typical mice refers to a specific genus of muroid rodents, all typically called
mice A mouse ( : mice) is a small rodent. Characteristically, mice are known to have a pointed snout, small rounded ears, a body-length scaly tail, and a high breeding rate. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse (''Mus musculus'' ...
(the adjective "muroid" comes from the word "
Muroidea The Muroidea are a large superfamily of rodents, including mice, rats, voles, hamsters, lemmings, gerbils, and many other relatives. Although the Muroidea originated in Eurasia, they occupy a vast variety of habitats on every continent excep ...
", which is a large superfamily of rodents, including mice, rats, voles, hamsters, gerbils, and many other relatives). They are the only members of the
tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to confl ...
Murini. However, the term mouse can also be applied to species outside of this genus.


Subgenera, species, and subspecies

'' The following is a list of ''Mus'' subgenera, species, and subspecies: *''
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 mitochondr ...
'' **'' Mus crociduroides'' (Sumatran shrewlike mouse) **'' Mus mayori'' (Mayor's mouse) **'' Mus pahari'' (Gairdner's shrewmouse) **'' Mus vulcani'' (volcano mouse) *''
Mus Mus or MUS may refer to: Abbreviations * MUS, the NATO country code for Mauritius * MUS, the IATA airport code for Minami Torishima Airport * MUS, abbreviation for the Centre for Modern Urban Studies on Campus The Hague, Leiden University, Net ...
'' **'' Mus booduga'' (Little Indian field mouse) **'' Mus caroli'' (Ryukyu mouse) **'' Mus cervicolor'' (Fawn-colored mouse) ***''Mus cervicolor cervicolor'' ***''Mus cervicolor popaeus'' **'' Mus cookii'' (Cook's mouse) **'' Mus cypriacus'' (Cyprus mouse) **'' Mus famulus'' (Servant mouse) **'' Mus fragilicauda'' (sheath-tailed mouse) **'' Mus lepidoides'' (little Burmese field mouse) **'' Mus macedonicus'' (Macedonian mouse) ***''Mus macedonicus macedonicus'' ***''Mus macedonicus spretoides'' **''
Mus musculus Mus or MUS may refer to: Abbreviations * MUS, the NATO country code for Mauritius * MUS, the IATA airport code for Minami Torishima Airport * MUS, abbreviation for the Centre for Modern Urban Studies on Campus The Hague, Leiden University, Net ...
'' (House mouse) ***''Mus musculus albula'' ***''Mus musculus bactrianus'' (Southwestern Asian house mouse) ***''Mus musculus brevirostris'' ***''Mus musculus castaneus'' (Southeastern Asian house mouse) ***'' Mus musculus domesticus'' (Western European house mouse) ***''Mus musculus gansuensis'' ***''Mus musculus gentilulus'' (Pygmy house mouse) ***''Mus musculus helgolandicus'' ***''Mus musculus homourus'' ***''Mus musculus isatissus'' ***'' Mus musculus molossinus'' (Japanese house mouse) ***''Mus musculus musculus'' (Eastern European house mouse) ***''Mus musculus wagneri'' **'' Mus nitidulus'' (Blyth's mouse) **''
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 ...
'' (Steppe mouse) **''
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 close ...
'' (Western wild mouse) **'' Mus terricolor'' (Earth-colored mouse) **'' Mus triton'' (Gray-bellied mouse) *'' Muriculus'' **'' Mus imberbis'' (Ethiopian spiny mouse) *''
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 ...
'' **'' Mus baoulei'' (Baoule's mouse) **'' Mus bufo'' (Toad mouse) **'' Mus callewaerti'' (Callewaert's mouse) **'' Mus goundae'' (Gounda mouse) **'' Mus haussa'' (Hausa mouse) **'' Mus indutus'' (Desert pygmy mouse) **'' Mus mahomet'' (Mahomet mouse) **'' Mus mattheyi'' (Matthey's mouse) **'' Mus minutoides'' (Southern African pygmy mouse) **'' Mus musculoides'' (Temminck's mouse) **'' Mus neavei'' (Neave's mouse) **'' Mus oubanguii'' (Ubangui mouse) **'' Mus setulosus'' (Peters's mouse) **'' Mus setzeri'' (Setzer's mouse) **'' Mus sorella'' (Thomas's pygmy mouse) **'' Mus tenellus'' (Delicate mouse) *''
Pyromys ''Pyromys'' is a subgenus of '' Mus''. Species are endemic to South Asia and parts of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the ge ...
'' **'' Mus fernandoni'' (Ceylon spiny mouse) **'' Mus phillipsi'' (Phillips's mouse) **'' Mus platythrix'' (Flat-haired mouse) **'' Mus saxicola'' (Spiny mouse) **'' Mus shortridgei'' (Shortridge's mouse)


Mice and human health

Mice are part of human experimentation. Many of the tests are related to new products that are launched on the market, but they are also required to try new medicines for the cure of chronic and deadly human diseases. After the outbreak of H5N1 influenza in China in 2006, US scientists discovered that under training, mice could detect carrier birds with this virus, so they would prevent a massive contagion or threat of an epidemic.


References

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