Mus musculus domesticus
| Mus musculus domesticus | |
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| A female C57BL/6 laboratory mouse, which is domesticated from Mus musculus domesticus.[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Mus |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | M. m. domesticus
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| Trinomial name | |
| Mus musculus domesticus Schwarz and Schwarz, 1943
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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]
Distribution
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]
Relations with humans
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]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-12-397175-3.
- ^ https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Worldwide-distribution-of-Mus-musculus-mouse-subspecies-Colors-indicate-subspecies_fig1_355000133
- PMID 23791796.
- ^ a b "Mus musculus domesticus (mouse)". CABI. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- PMID 28353686.