genus

Mus

Mus is a genus in the family Muridae. This database currently files 73 species under it, 3 of them threatened, recorded across 1 countries.

Species filed: 73
Threatened: 3
Countries recorded: 1
With a free photo: 16%
Weight range: 6 g – 34.6 g

Best-known members of Mus

Ranked by popularity score.

House mouse

Mus musculus

Muridae

African pygmy mouse

Mus minutoides

Muridae

Steppe mouse

Mus spicilegus

Muridae

Little Indian field mouse

Mus booduga

Muridae

Macedonian mouse

Mus macedonicus

Muridae

Algerian mouse

Mus spretus

Muridae

Ryukyu mouse

Mus caroli

Muridae

Gairdner's shrewmouse

Mus pahari

Muridae

How threatened is Mus?

37 of 73 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN category	Species	Share of assessed
ENEndangered	2	5%
VUVulnerable	1	3%
LCLeast Concern	29	78%
DDData Deficient	5	14%

Where is Mus found?

Species on file in this genus listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.

None on record
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Australia1

All species in Mus

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Weight	Countries
House mouse	Mus musculus	Muridae	Least Concern	16.3 g	1
African pygmy mouse	Mus minutoides	Muridae	Least Concern	7.01 g	Not recorded
Steppe mouse	Mus spicilegus	Muridae	Least Concern	14 g	Not recorded
Little Indian field mouse	Mus booduga	Muridae	Least Concern	11.6 g	Not recorded
Macedonian mouse	Mus macedonicus	Muridae	Least Concern	15 g	Not recorded
Algerian mouse	Mus spretus	Muridae	Least Concern	12.8 g	Not recorded
Ryukyu mouse	Mus caroli	Muridae	Least Concern	11.3 g	Not recorded
Gairdner's shrewmouse	Mus pahari	Muridae	Least Concern	25.7 g	Not recorded
Fawn-colored mouse	Mus cervicolor	Muridae	Least Concern	17.7 g	Not recorded
Desert pygmy mouse	Mus indutus	Muridae	Least Concern	6.15 g	Not recorded
Flat-haired mouse	Mus platythrix	Muridae	Least Concern	25.2 g	Not recorded
Cook's mouse	Mus cookii	Muridae	Least Concern	20.5 g	Not recorded
Earth-colored mouse	Mus terricolor	Muridae	Least Concern	9 g	Not recorded
Toad mouse	Mus bufo	Muridae	Least Concern	9.2 g	Not recorded
Matthey's mouse	Mus mattheyi	Muridae	Least Concern	9.52 g	Not recorded
Temminck's mouse	Mus musculoides	Muridae	Least Concern	6 g	Not recorded
Peters's mouse	Mus setulosus	Muridae	Least Concern	9.4 g	Not recorded
Cyprus mouse	Mus cypriacus	Muridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Servant mouse	Mus famulus	Muridae	Endangered	22.9 g	Not recorded
Delicate mouse	Mus tenellus	Muridae	Least Concern	9.48 g	Not recorded
Phillips's mouse	Mus phillipsi	Muridae	Least Concern	12.3 g	Not recorded
Mayor's mouse	Mus mayori	Muridae	Vulnerable	20.8 g	Not recorded
Hausa mouse	Mus haussa	Muridae	Least Concern	9.18 g	Not recorded
Setzer's pygmy mouse	Mus setzeri	Muridae	Least Concern	6.65 g	Not recorded
Gray-bellied pygmy mouse	Mus triton	Muridae	Least Concern	13.6 g	Not recorded
Rock-loving mouse	Mus saxicola	Muridae	Least Concern	21.4 g	Not recorded
Volcano mouse	Mus vulcani	Muridae	Least Concern	20.2 g	Not recorded
Baoule's mouse	Mus baoulei	Muridae	Least Concern	9.12 g	Not recorded
Gounda mouse	Mus goundae	Muridae	Data Deficient	8.96 g	Not recorded
Free state pygmy mouse	Mus orangiae	Muridae	Not recorded	9.5 g	Not recorded
Thomas's pygmy mouse	Mus sorella	Muridae	Least Concern	9.5 g	Not recorded
Sheath-tailed mouse	Mus fragilicauda	Muridae	Least Concern	13.8 g	Not recorded
Callewaert's mouse	Mus callewaerti	Muridae	Data Deficient	9.12 g	Not recorded
Mahomet mouse	Mus mahomet	Muridae	Least Concern	10 g	Not recorded
Neave's mouse	Mus neavei	Muridae	Data Deficient	9.53 g	Not recorded
Oubangui mouse	Mus oubanguii	Muridae	Data Deficient	9.16 g	Not recorded
Shortridge's mouse	Mus shortridgei	Muridae	Least Concern	34.6 g	Not recorded
Sumatran shrewlike mouse	Mus crociduroides	Muridae	Data Deficient	28.7 g	Not recorded
Ceylon spiny mouse	Mus fernandoni	Muridae	Endangered	21.8 g	Not recorded
Blyth's mouse	Mus nitidulus	Muridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Dumbara Valley spiny mouse	Mus dumbara	Muridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Harenna mouse	Mus harennensis	Muridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Mus kerati	Muridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Gatamiya weragami	Muridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Mus absconditus	Muridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Mus alliarius	Muridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Mus auritus	Muridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Mus baouleri	Muridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Mus calleivaerti	Muridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Mus castaneus	Muridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Mus darwinii	Muridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Mus dunni	Muridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Mus echimyoides	Muridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Mus hamidae	Muridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Mus hudsonius	Muridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Mus humulis	Muridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Mus ique	Muridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Mus jessook	Muridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Mus leptosoma	Muridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Mus longipes	Muridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Mus monax	Muridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Mus musavora	Muridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Mus musculoides-minutoides	Muridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Mus myospalax	Muridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Mus nigrita	Muridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Mus pachyurus	Muridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Mus ruber	Muridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Mus saxatilis	Muridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Mus subrufus	Muridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Mus sungorus	Muridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Mus tasmaniensis	Muridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Mus vulpinus	Muridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Mus xanthopygus	Muridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded