The

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 n ...

''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", 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'' **'' Mus crociduroides'' (Sumatran shrewlike mouse) **''

Mus mayori ''Mus mayori'' is a species of rodent in the genus ''Mus'', the mice. Its common names include Mayor's mouse, highland rat, and spiny mouse. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. This mouse lives in tropical and subtropical forest types and wet grasslan ...

'' (Mayor's mouse) **''

Mus pahari Gairdner's shrewmouse (''Mus pahari'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group ...

'' (Gairdner's shrewmouse) **''

Mus vulcani The volcano mouse or Javan shrew-like mouse (''Mus vulcani'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indi ...

'' (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, Neth ...

'' **'' 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, Ne ...

'' (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 The Japanese house mouse or Japanese wild mouse (''Mus musculus molossinus'') is a type of house mouse that originated in Japan. Genetically, it is a hybrid between the southeastern Asian house mouse ('' M. m. castaneus'') and the eastern European ...

'' (Japanese house mouse) ***''Mus musculus musculus'' (Eastern European house mouse) ***''Mus musculus wagneri'' **'' Mus nitidulus'' (Blyth's mouse) **'' Mus spicilegus'' (Steppe mouse) **'' Mus spretus'' (Western wild mouse) **''

Mus terricolor The earth-colored mouse (''Mus terricolor'') 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, ...

'' (Earth-colored mouse) **''

Mus triton The gray-bellied pygmy mouse (''Mus triton'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats ...

'' (Gray-bellied mouse) *''

Muriculus The Ethiopian striped mouse or striped-back mouse (''Mus imberbis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is only found in Ethiopia. It was formerly classified in the monotypic genus ''Muriculus'', but phylogenetic evidence supports ...

'' **'' 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 ...

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Mus baoulei Baoule's mouse (''Mus baoulei'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Benin, Ivory Coast, Guinea, possibly Ghana, and possibly Sierra Leone. Its natural habitat is dry savanna A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodlan ...

'' (Baoule's mouse) **'' Mus bufo'' (Toad mouse) **''

Mus callewaerti Callewaert's mouse (''Mus callewaerti'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is dry savanna A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland- grassland (i.e. ...

'' (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 mattheyi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. Matthey's mouse was first described by Francis Petter (1923-2012) in 1969 and was named after Robert Matthey (1900-1982). It is found in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, ...

'' (Matthey's mouse) **''

Mus minutoides The African pygmy mouse (''Mus minutoides'') is one of the smallest rodents. It is widespread within sub-Saharan Africa, and is kept as a pet in other parts of the world. Like the common house mouse, it is a member of the enormous superfamily Mu ...

'' (Southern African pygmy mouse) **''

Mus musculoides Temminck's mouse (''Mus musculoides'') is a species of the genus ''Mus'' and of the subgenus ''Nannomys''. It is found throughout West Africa, Central Africa, and East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern s ...

'' (Temminck's mouse) **''

Mus neavei Neave's mouse (''Mus neavei'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. References

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'' (Neave's mouse) **'' Mus oubanguii'' (Ubangui mouse) **''

Mus setulosus Peters's mouse (''Mus setulosus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon ...

'' (Peters's mouse) **''

Mus setzeri Setzer's pygmy mouse (''Mus setzeri'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Botswana, Namibia, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, rivers, freshwater lakes, and intermittent freshwater lakes. References

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'' (Setzer's mouse) **''

Mus sorella The Thomas's pygmy mouse (''Mus sorella'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural ...

'' (Thomas's pygmy mouse) **''

Mus tenellus The delicate mouse (''Mus tenellus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and possibly Eritrea. Its natural habitat is dry savanna A savanna or savannah is a mixed wood ...

'' (Delicate mouse) *'' Pyromys'' **''

Mus fernandoni The Ceylon spiny mouse (''Mus fernandoni'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Sri Lanka, where it is known as ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක‍ටු හීන් මීයා in Sinhala language. Description ...

'' (Ceylon spiny mouse) **'' Mus phillipsi'' (Phillips's mouse) **''

Mus platythrix 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 ...

'' (Flat-haired mouse) **'' Mus saxicola'' (Spiny mouse) **''

Mus shortridgei Shortridge's mouse (''Mus shortridgei'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., ...

'' (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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