As winter descends upon us, so does the increased likelihood of finding unwelcome houseguests scurrying across our floors—the house mouse, Mus musculus (scientific). While these tiny rodents may be a ...

To most people, all small rodents are virtually indistinguishable from each other, and as such, they are lumped together and considered to be mice of one kind or another. In Webster’s Third New ...

Scientists have revealed the genetic structure and diversity, and inferred the population history, of the wild house mouse across Europe and Asia. The house mouse, Mus musculus, is the most common ...

The house mouse, Mus musculus. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any ...

I am a Mus musculus, or as everyone knows me, a house mouse. The funny thing is I never get confused with that other famous mouse who has his own amusement parks. I don't understand why, because I am ...

Mus musculus musculus molar (above left) and Eastern European house mouse (above right) Orton says that it remains unclear exactly how the eastern house mouse came to inhabit Vinča-Belo Brdo at a time ...