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Characteristics

Family: Muridae
Spanish: Ratón casero
French: House mouse
English: House mouse

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.


Temporal evolution of the number of captures of


Stations where the species was found (19)


Captures by station

Station City Elevation Captures
Roureda de Fontaneda Sant Julià de Lòria 1056 1
S'Albufera Muro 16 9
San Pedro de las Herrerías Mahide 898 2
Padul Padul 725 65
Mirador de Vallmajor - Estany d'Ivars i Vila-Sana Vila-sana 237 2
Màquia La Muntada - Sant Llorenç del Munt Sant Llorenç Savall 533 1
Malpaís del Cuchillo (Lanzarote) Tinajo 33 344
La Tordera - Can Fortià Montseny 530 1
Les Madrigueres el Vendrell 4 1
Llano del Corral (La Graciosa) Teguise 9 37
Garrigar - El Montgrí Ullà 87 2
Prat_Cap de Creus Roses 331 2
La Majada (Gran Canaria) Artenara 1089 98
Canyissar de Tona Tona 554 1
Aiguabarreig de la Gavarresa Sallent 241 1
Islote Mar de Lavas Tenésara Tinajo 61 11
Jameos Malpaís Corona Haría 130 13
Malpaís Grande Tuineje 110 75
Bajo del Corral (La Graciosa) Teguise 9 9
Total captures 675
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