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Subspecies of rodent From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mus musculus domesticus, the Western European house mouse, is a subspecies of the house mouse (Mus musculus). Some laboratory mouse strains, such as C57BL/6, are domesticated from M. m. domesticus.[1]
Mus musculus domesticus | |
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A female C57BL/6 laboratory mouse, which is domesticated from Mus musculus domesticus.[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Mus |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | M. m. domesticus |
Trinomial name | |
Mus musculus domesticus Schwarz and Schwarz, 1943 |
In Europe, M. m. domesticus lives in Western and Southern Europe, while another subspecies, the Eastern European house mouse (M. m. musculus) lives in Eastern and Northern Europe.[2] The area from Scandinavia to the Black Sea is a secondary hybrid zone for M. m. domesticus and M. m. musculus.[3] Habitats of M. m. domesticus also exist in the Middle East, Southern Asia, North Africa, North America, and some areas of Latin America and Oceania.[4]
M. m. domesticus is harmful to humans, for they can damage vegetation and field crops. It is also one of many invasive species.[4][5]
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