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Mice are small rodents characterized by a pointed snout, small rounded ears, and a scaly tail, with the common house mouse (Mus musculus) being the most well-known species. They are popular as pets and are known for their high breeding rate, often invading homes for food and shelter. The term 'mouse' generally refers to smaller muroid rodents, while larger ones are classified as rats, though the classification is not strictly taxonomic.

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Mouse

Mice are small rodents characterized by a pointed snout, small rounded ears, and a scaly tail, with the common house mouse (Mus musculus) being the most well-known species. They are popular as pets and are known for their high breeding rate, often invading homes for food and shelter. The term 'mouse' generally refers to smaller muroid rodents, while larger ones are classified as rats, though the classification is not strictly taxonomic.

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This article is about the animal.

For the computer input device, see


Computer mouse. For other uses, see Mouse (disambiguation).
"Mice" redirects here. For other uses, see Mice (disambiguation).

House mouse (Mus


musculus) Phase-specific vocalizations of male mice at the initial
encounter during the courtship sequence

A mouse (pl.: mice) is a small rodent. Characteristically, mice are known to have a
pointed snout, small rounded ears, a body-length scaly tail, and a high breeding rate.
The best known mouse species is the common house mouse (Mus musculus). Mice are
also popular as pets. In some places, certain kinds of field mice are locally common.
They are known to invade homes for food and shelter.

Mice are typically distinguished from rats by their size. Generally, when a muroid
rodent is discovered, its common name includes the term mouse if it is smaller, or rat
if it is larger. The common terms rat and mouse are not taxonomically specific.
Typical mice are classified in the genus Mus, but the term mouse is not confined to
members of Mus and can also apply to species from other genera such as the deer
mouse (Peromyscus).

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