#0019 · 🦊 mammals

House Mouse

🇳🇱 Huismuis ·Mus musculus

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 in the Netherlands (introduced)

8 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

what is it?

The house mouse ( Mus musculus ) is a small mammal of the order Rodentia, characteristically having a pointed snout, small rounded ears, and a long naked or almost hairless tail. It is one of the most numerous species of the genus Mus . Although a wild animal, the house mouse mainly lives in association with humans.

base stats

NL sightings 151iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 21,961iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 151 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #19 most seen of the mammals in NL.
21,961 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).
Not originally Dutch: it was introduced to the Netherlands.