SEMICE

Seguimiento de los
micromamíferos comunes
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House mouse

Mus musculus (Linnaeus 1758)

Small rodent, slightly larger than the Algerian mouse, from which it differs by having larger ears and a longer tail in relation to the body. There are two main colours, one rather dark (greyish) that generally corresponds to commensal populations (that live in humanized environments), and a light brown that is more typical of feral populations. Its diet is granivorous, and is supplemented with small invertebrates. It is a cosmopolitan species and is distributed throughout the planet, with the exception of the Antarctic continent. The house mouse has a preference for inhabiting highly humanized environments, such as all kinds of buildings and their surroundings (rainfed and irrigated crops). The reproductive cycle is seasonal, presenting the maximum peaks in spring and autumn and decreasing in summer and winter. Very rare species, it does not exceed 1% of the catches of the SEMICE project.

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Temporal evolution of the number of captures of

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Stations where the species was found (13)

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Captures by station

Station	City	Elevation	Captures
Roureda de Fontaneda	Sant Julià de Lòria	1056	1
San Pedro de las Herrerías	Mahide	898	2
Padul	Padul	725	64
Mirador de Vallmajor - Estany d'Ivars i Vila-Sana	Vila-sana	237	2
Malpaís del Cuchillo (Lanzarote)	Tinajo	33	300
La Tordera - Can FortiÃ	Montseny	530	1
Llano del Corral (La Graciosa)	Teguise	9	38
Garrigar - El Montgrí	UllÃ	87	1
Prat_Cap de Creus	Roses	331	2
La Majada (Gran Canaria)	Artenara	1089	51
Islote Mar de Lavas Tenésara	Tinajo	61	6
Jameos Malpaís Corona	Haría	130	4
Malpaís Grande	Tuineje	110	75
Total captures			547