house mouse

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q83310
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house mouse

Summary

house mouse is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • house mouse's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • house mouse is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • house mouse's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • house mouse is classified within Mus[6].
  • house mouse's scientific name is Mus musculus[7].
  • house mouse's Commons category is recorded as Mus musculus[8].
  • house mouse's topic's main category is recorded as Category:House mouse[9].
  • house mouse's Commons gallery is recorded as Mus musculus[10].
  • house mouse's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11].
  • house mouse's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12[12].
  • house mouse's taxon synonym is recorded as Mus molossinus yonakuni[13].
  • house mouse's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mouse'}[14].
  • house mouse's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Maus'}[15].
  • house mouse's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'miš'}[16].
  • house mouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'House mouse'}[17].
  • house mouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ratón Casero'}[18].
  • house mouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Souris domestique'}[19].
  • house mouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'House Mouse'}[20].
  • house mouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hausmaus'}[21].
  • house mouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Östliche Hausmaus'}[22].
  • house mouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '家鼷鼠'}[23].
  • house mouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'kotihiiri'}[24].
  • house mouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'ev faresi'}[25].
  • house mouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '小家鼠'}[26].
  • house mouse is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'husmus'}[27].

Body

Classification

house mouse's scientific name is Mus musculus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Mus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'House mouse'}[17], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ratón Casero'}[18], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Souris domestique'}[19], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hausmaus'}[21], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Östliche Hausmaus'}[22], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '家鼷鼠'}[23].

Identifiers

house mouse's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 44705[28]. house mouse's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 10090[29]. house mouse's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328450[30]. house mouse's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2438780[31]. house mouse's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180366[32].

Discovery and Description

Things named for house mouse include Maus au chocolat[33], a dark ride[34], in Germany[35].

Why It Matters

house mouse has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 99 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for it include Maus au chocolat[33], a dark ride[34], in Germany[35].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . China' s mammalian diversity. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · TadejM · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'House mouse'}, {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ratón Casero'}, {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Souris domestique'} +11
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P1843]]: belosiva hišna miš"
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