''Mus'' is a
subgenus
In biology, a subgenus ( subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus.
In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between the ge ...
of the rodent genus ''
Mus''.
Species
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Little Indian field mouse, ''Mus booduga'' (Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, southern Nepal, central Myanmar)
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Ryukyu mouse, ''Mus caroli'' (Ryukyu islands, Taiwan and southern China to Thailand; introduced in Malaysia and western Indonesia)
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Fawn-colored mouse, ''Mus cervicolor'' (Northern India to Vietnam; introduced to Sumatra and Java)
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Cook's mouse, ''Mus cookii'' (Southern and northeastern India and Nepal to Vietnam)
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Cypriot mouse
The Cypriot mouse (''Mus cypriacus'') is a species of mouse that is endemic to Cyprus. Its primary habitat seems to be the vineyards and fields of the Troödos Mountains region.
Taxonomy
The mouse was recognized as a new species in 2004 by , ...
, ''Mus cypriacus'' (Cyprus)
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Servant mouse, ''Mus famulus'' (Southwestern India)
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Sheath-tailed mouse, ''Mus fragilicauda'' (Thailand and Laos)
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Macedonian mouse, ''Mus macedonicus'' (Balkans to Israel and Iran)
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House mouse
The house mouse (''Mus musculus'') is a small mammal of the rodent family Muridae, characteristically having a pointed snout, large rounded ears, and a long and almost hairless tail. It is one of the most abundant species of the genus '' Mus''. A ...
, ''Mus musculus'' (introduced worldwide)
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Mus nitidulus'' (Central Myanmar)
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Steppe mouse, ''Mus spicilegus'' (Austria to southern Ukraine and Greece)
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Algerian mouse, ''Mus spretus'' (Southern France, Iberian Peninsula, Balearic Islands, Morocco to Tunisia)
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Earth-colored mouse, ''Mus terricolor'' (India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan; introduced to Sumatra)
Phylogeny
The following phylogeny of ''Mus'' is from Barbara Lundrigan and colleagues' 2002 paper in ''
Systematic Biology
Systematics is the study of the diversification of living forms, both past and present, and the relationships among living things through time. Relationships are visualized as evolutionary trees (synonyms: phylogenetic trees, phylogenies). Phyl ...
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References
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Animal subgenera
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