House Mouse
Mus musculus Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Family | Muridae |
| Genus | Mus |
| Species | Mus musculus Linnaeus, 1758 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from two counties across two states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Kentucky
Counties
- Alabama
- Madison
- Kentucky
- Carter
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2021.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- Canada
- NNA
- United States
- NNA
Subnational ranks
- Prince Edward Island
- SNA Not Applicable
- Saskatchewan
- SNA Not Applicable
- Alberta
- SNA Not Applicable
- British Columbia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Yukon
- SNA Not Applicable
- Ontario
- SNA Not Applicable
- New Brunswick
- SNA Not Applicable
- Nova Scotia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- SNA Not Applicable
- Northwest Territories
- SNA Not Applicable
- Quebec
- SNA Not Applicable
- Manitoba
- SNA Not Applicable
- Tennessee
- SNA Not Applicable
- Kentucky
- SNA Not Applicable
- Virginia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Maryland
- SNA Not Applicable
- New Hampshire
- SNA Not Applicable
- Navajo Nation
- SNA Not Applicable
- Ohio
- SNA Not Applicable
- Alabama
- SNA Not Applicable
- Pennsylvania
- SNA Not Applicable
- Iowa
- SNA Not Applicable
- Wyoming
- SNA Not Applicable
- Kansas
- SNA Not Applicable
- Minnesota
- SNA Not Applicable
- Arkansas
- SNA Not Applicable
- New York
- SNA Not Applicable
- Oregon
- SNA Not Applicable
- Delaware
- SNA Not Applicable
- South Carolina
- SNA Not Applicable
- Georgia
- SNA Not Applicable
- North Carolina
- SNA Not Applicable
- Connecticut
- SNA Not Applicable
- Massachusetts
- SNA Not Applicable
- Colorado
- SNA Not Applicable
- New Jersey
- SNA Not Applicable
- Maine
- SNA Not Applicable
- Wisconsin
- SNA Not Applicable
- Nebraska
- SNA Not Applicable
- California
- SNA Not Applicable
- District of Columbia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Oklahoma
- SNA Not Applicable
- West Virginia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Illinois
- SNA Not Applicable
- New Mexico
- SNA Not Applicable
- North Dakota
- SNA Not Applicable
- Nevada
- SNA Not Applicable
- Washington
- SNA Not Applicable
- Florida
- SNA Not Applicable
- Louisiana
- SNA Not Applicable
- Mississippi
- SNA Not Applicable
- Idaho
- SNA Not Applicable
- Missouri
- SNA Not Applicable
- Arizona
- SNA Not Applicable
- Montana
- SNA Not Applicable
- Michigan
- SNA Not Applicable
- Vermont
- SNA Not Applicable
- Indiana
- SNA Not Applicable
- Rhode Island
- SNA Not Applicable
- Texas
- SNA Not Applicable
- South Dakota
- SNA Not Applicable
- Utah
- SNA Not Applicable
Ranks looked up 2 July 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
References
- Cooper, J.E. 1966. Preliminary observation on the biology of Shelta Cave, Alabama. Bulletin of the National Speleological Society 28: 96–97.
- Cooper, J.E. 1975. Ecological and behavioral studies in Shelta Cave, Alabama, with emphasis on decapod crustaceans. University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA. 364 pp.
This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 July 2026.
How to cite this account
Mus musculus Linnaeus, 1758. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2671. https://cavebiology.org/species/mus-musculus/ (accessed 22 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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