Mouse, Rat, Hamster Information


Mouse, Rat, Hamster Information

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Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus Mus and various related genera of the family Muridć. The common house mouse (or laboratory mouse Mus musculus) is found in nearly all countries. The American white-footed mouse (Hesperomys peromyscus), and the deer mouse (Hesperomys
leucopus) sometimes live in houses. These species of mice live commensally with humans.

Mice are popular as pets; special varieties of mice, especially albino ones, are also bred as laboratory specimens. In the 2006 Biosatellite project, for example, a group of mice-astronauts will orbit Earth inside a spinning spacecraft to learn what its like to live on Mars. (

However, mice can also be harmful pests, damaging and eating crops and spreading diseases through their parasites and feces. The domestication of cats is thought to have been for their predation of mice and their relatives, the rats. A mouse trap can also be used to catch mice.

A rat is a small omnivorous rodent of the genus Rattus. Rats are mammals somewhat bigger than their relatives the mice, but seldom weighing over 300 grams.

The term rat is used in the names of other small mammals but they are not true rats. Examples include the wood or pack rat, the Polynesian Rat and a number of species loosely called kangaroo rats. and the Mole Rat, Bandicota bengalensis.

Taxonmony

Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae

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INFO LINKS

Mouse
Animal Tracks of Humboldt County
Natural History of Deer Mouse, Identifying Deer Mouse tracks. Read More

Black rat
BBC Nature: Wildfacts
Black rat: Facts and Pictures Read More

Brown rat
BBC Nature: Wildfacts
Brown rat: Facts and Pictures Read More

Common dormouse
BBC Nature: Wildfacts
Common dormouse: Facts and Pictures Read More

Fat dormouse
BBC Nature: Wildfacts
Fat dormouse: Facts and Pictures Read More

Harvest mouse
BBC Nature: Wildfacts
Harvest mouse: Facts and Pictures Read More

House mouse
BBC Nature: Wildfacts
House mouse: Facts and Pictures Read More

Wood mouse
BBC Nature: Wildfacts
Wood mouse: Facts and Pictures Read More

Yellow-necked mouse
BBC Nature: Wildfacts
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Rat
The Longpoint schoolhouse
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Mouse
The Mammal Society - The Voice for British Mammals
Dormouse Read More

Mouse
The Mammal Society - The Voice for British Mammals
Harvest Mouse Read More

Mouse
The Mammal Society - The Voice for British Mammals
Wood Mouse Read More

Mouse
The Mammal Society - The Voice for British Mammals
Yellow-Necked Mouse Read More

Western Pebble Mound Mouse
Westernwildlife.com
Appearance, breeding, feeding and conservation information. "TThe Echidna Tachyglossus aculeatus, is one of Australia's most endearing mammals. It belongs to a rather special group known as the monotreme". Read More

Naked Mole Rat
National Geographic
Naked Mole Rat fact sheet and pictures Read More

Yellow-Crowned Brush Rat
Rainforest Conservation Fund
Brief Narrative and pictures of Yellow-Crowned Brush Rat Read More

Naked Mole-rat
National Zoo
Naked Mole-rat fact sheet Read More

Desert Kangaroo Rat
Blue Planet Biomes
Brief description of Desert Kangaroo Rat with additional references Read More

Kangaroo Rat
Desert USA
Kangaroo Rat: Brief description and pictures Read More

Woodrat
Desert USA
Woodrat: Brief description and pictures Read More

Western Pebble-mound Mouse
Perth Zoo
Narrative on Western Pebble-mound Mouse Read More

Water Rat
Tasmania - Dept. of Primary Industries, Water, and Environment
Brief description of Water Rat Read More

Long-tailed Mouse
Tasmania - Dept. of Primary Industries, Water, and Environment
Brief description of Long-tailed Mouse Read More

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