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
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.
How to cite this account
Mus musculus Linnaeus, 1758. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2671. https://cavebiology.org/species/mus-musculus/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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