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- “Mice” redirects here. For the Mice comics series, see Mice (comic).
| Mouse | |
 A house mouse (mus musculus) | |
| Biological hierarchy | |
|---|---|
| Class | Mamilia |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Family | Muridae |
| Genus | Mus |
A mouse (plural: mice) is a small rodent of the genus Mus, belonging to the family Muridae. They live in many situations on most of the planet's continents.
The mouse is a popular children's character, embodying many properties associated with the young: small size, mischief, vulnerability, and innocence. In many ways it is seen as the friendly cousin of the rat, despite the two often overlapping in their habits, and the rat making a more socializable pet.
Like most rodents, mice are rapid breeders and can build up a population very quickly if allowed to breed, which causes problems in places where they are not welcome, such as farms or houses. However, unlike with rabbits, it rarely comes into their popular characterization.
Varieties of mice[edit]
The word "mouse" most often refers to the field mouse, a small, brown, wild species.
Mice that are seen indoors are usually the house mouse, a different species that often causes trouble for the houses it lives in by damaging property and leaving droppings.
Mice are also common animals for laboratory testing. The stereotypical lab mouse is depicted as having white fur.
Mice in fiction[edit]
- Mickey Mouse is probably the most well known, being synonymous with Disney.
- The mice of NIMH in its various incarnations.
- Fievel and other mice (An American Tail)
- Bernard and Bianca (The Rescuers)
- Basil of Baker Street and other mice (The Great Mouse Detective)
- Jaq and Gus (Disney's Cinderella)
- Big Ears, Small Mouse
- Albedo Anthropomorphics
- Gadget Hackwrench and Monterey Jack (Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers)
- Jerry from Tom & Jerry is a house mouse, and is quite true to his reputation, stealing food and causing damage.
- Reepicheep (The Chronicles of Narnia)
- Redwall (series)
- Jacob WhiteEye (Extinctioners)
- Little Sister and Sexton Mouse (Disney's Robin Hood)
- Martian mice (Biker Mice from Mars)
- Stuart Little (Stuart Little)
- Penelope (Sly Cooper)
- Despereaux and other mice (The Tale of Despereaux)
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See also[edit]
- Mouse characters
- Mouse at Wikipedia