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{{Infobox species<br />
| name = Mouse<br />
| image = [[File:Mouse.jpg|200px|center]]<br />
| caption = A house mouse (''mus musculus'')<br />
| class = [[W:Mamilia|Mamilia]]<br />
| order = [[W:Rodent|Rodentia]]<br />
| family = [[W:Muridae|Muridae]]<br />
| tribe = <br />
| genus = [[W:Mus|Mus]]<br />
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[[File:Ebonyleopard uniform micro2.jpg|right|thumb|Jacob "Micro" WhiteEye, a fictional mouse [[character]] in ''Extinctioners'']]<br />
[[File:Miiz.png|right|thumb|Miize. Art by [[Bob M. Guthrie]].]]<br />
[[File:Mousetaur dustmeat.jpg|right|thumb|A [[taur|mousetaur]]. Art by [[Dustmeat]].]]<br />
A '''mouse''' (plural '''mice''') is a small mammal [[rodent]] of the genus ''mus'', belonging to the family ''Muridae''. They live in many situations on most of the planet's continents.<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
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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.<br />
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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 [[rabbit]]s, it rarely comes into their popular characterization.<br />
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== Types ==<br />
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The word "mouse" most often refers to the [[field mouse]], a small, brown, wild species.<br />
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Mice 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.<br />
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Mice are also common animals for laboratory testing. The stereotypical [[lab mouse]] is depicted as having white fur.<br />
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== Mice in mainstream culture ==<br />
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* [[Mickey Mouse]] is probably the most well-known mainstream mouse character, being synonymous with [[Disney]].<br />
* [[Mrs. Brisby]] - ([[Don Bluth Productions]]'s ''[[The Secret of NIMH]]'')<br />
* [[Fievel]] - ([[Universal Pictures]]'s ''[[An American Tail]]'')<br />
* [[Pinky]] and [[The Brain]] ([[Warner Bros. Animation]]'s ''[[Animaniacs]]'')<br />
* [[Hubie]], [[Bertie]] and [[Sniffles]] (Warner Bros.'s ''[[Looney Tunes]]'')<br />
* [[Bernard]] and [[Bianca]] (Disney's ''[[The Rescuers]]'')<br />
* [[Basil]] - (Disney's ''[[The Great Mouse Detective]]'')<br />
* [[Chuck E. Cheese]]<br />
* [[Eckhart]]<br />
* [[Jaq]] and [[Gus]] (Disney's ''[[Cinderella]]'')<br />
* [[Angelina Ballarina]]<br />
* [[Pipsy]] ([[Nintendo]]'s ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'')<br />
* [[Abigail]] ([[20th Century Fox]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Forest]]'')<br />
* [[Bakumaru]] ([[W:Shaft (company)|Shaft]]'s ''[[Juuni Senshi Bakuretsu Eto Ranger]]'')<br />
* [[Gadget Hackwrench]] and [[Monterey Jack]] (Disney's ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'')<br />
* [[Jerry]] - (Warner Bros. Animation's ''[[Tom & Jerry]]'')<br />
* [[Reepicheep the Mouse]] - ([[W:C. S. Lewis.|C. S. Lewis.]]'s ''[[W:The Chronicles of Narnia|The Chronicles of Narnia]]'')<br />
* [[Matthias]], [[Mattimeo]], [[Cornflower]], and [[Martin the Warrior]] ([[W:Brian Jacques|Brian Jacques]]' ''[[Redwall]]'')<br />
* [[Little Sister]] and [[Sexton Mouse]] - (Disney's ''[[Robin Hood]]'')<br />
* [[Throttle]], [[Vinnie]], and [[Modo]] ([[W:Rick Ungar|Rick Ungar]]'s ''[[Biker Mice from Mars]]'')<br />
* [[Geronimo Stilton (character)|Geronimo Stilton]] ([[W:Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic Corporation]]'s ''[[Geronimo Stilton]]'')<br />
* [[Squeak (character)|Squeak]] ([[W:Jim Davis|Jim Davis]]'s ''[[Garfield]]'')<br />
* [[Stuart Little]] ([[W:E. B. White.|E. B. White.]]'s ''[[Stuart Little]]'')<br />
* [[Timothy]] (Disney's ''[[Dumbo]]'')<br />
* [[Penelope]] ([[W:Sony Computer Entertainment|Sony Computer Entertainment]]'s ''[[Sly Cooper]]'')<br />
* [[Despereaux Tilling]] ([[W:Kate DiCamillo|Kate DiCamillo]]'s ''[[The Tale of Despereaux]]'')<br />
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== Mice and furry ==<br />
=== Popular mice in the fandom ===<br />
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* [[Toki]] - ([[Steve Gallacci]]'s ''[[Albedo Anthropomorphics]]'')<br />
* [[Jacob WhiteEye|Jacob "Micro" WhiteEye]] - ([[Shawntae Howard]]'s ''[[Extinctioners]]'')<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[W:Mouse|Mouse]] on [[Wikipedia]]<br />
* [[:Category:Mouse characters|Mouse characters]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [http://furry.de/miavir/stories/key.mouse.html Mouse] search results in [[Mia's Index of Anthro' Stories]]<br />
* [https://www.deviantart.com/tag/Mouse Mouse] search results in [[DeviantArt]]<br />
* [https://www.furaffinity.net/search/?q=Mouse Mouse] search results in [[Fur Affinity]]<br />
* [https://www.deviantart.com/tag/Mice Mice] search results in DeviantArt<br />
* [https://www.furaffinity.net/search/?q=Mice Mice] search results in Fur Affinity<br />
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