Japanese house mouse
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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 house mouse (M. m. musculus). It is thus not a unique subspecies, but is treated as such for its characteristic features.[1] It is among the smallest house mice. Different strains such as MSM/Ms, JF1, Japanese waltzing mouse, C57BL/6J and MSKR exist following cross breeding with other house mice, and are used in different genetic and medical investigations.
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Japanese house mouse | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Mus |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | M. m. molossinus |
Trinomial name | |
Mus musculus molossinus Temminck, 1845 |
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