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Mus Linnaeus, 1758

1205204  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1205204)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Tetrapoda (Superclass)
  6. Mammalia (Class)
  7. Theria (Subclass)
  8. Eutheria (Infraclass)
  9. Rodentia (Order)
  10. Muridae (Family)
  11. Mus (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Coelomys Thomas, 1915 · unaccepted
Drymomys Tschudi, 1844, nom. nud. · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Gatimiya · unaccepted
Laggade Gray, 1847 · unaccepted
Leggada Gray, 1837 · unaccepted
Nannomys Peters, 1876 · unaccepted
Pyromys Thomas, 1911 · unaccepted
Tautatus Kloss, 1917 · unaccepted

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  1. Species Mus baoulei (Vermeiren & Verheyen, 1980)
  2. Species Mus booduga (Gray, 1837)
  3. Species Mus bufo (Thomas, 1906)
  4. Species Mus callewaerti (Thomas, 1925)
  5. Species Mus caroli Bonhote, 1902
  6. Species Mus cervicolor Hodgson, 1845
  7. Species Mus cookii Ryley, 1914
  8. Species Mus crociduroides (Robinson & Kloss, 1916)
  9. Species Mus famulus Bonhote, 1898
  10. Species Mus fernandoni (Phillips, 1932)
  11. Species Mus goundae Petter & Genest, 1970
  12. Species Mus haussa (Thomas & Hinton, 1920)
  13. Species Mus hermannsburgensis Waite, 1896
  14. Species Mus indutus (Thomas, 1910)
  15. Species Mus kasaicus (Cabrera, 1924)
  16. Species Mus macedonicus Petrov & Ruzic, 1983
  17. Species Mus mahomet Rhoads, 1896
  18. Species Mus manicatus Gould, 1858
  19. Species Mus mattheyi Petter, 1969
  20. Species Mus mayori (Thomas, 1915)
  21. Species Mus minutoides Smith, 1834
  22. Species Mus musculoides Temminck, 1853
  23. Species Mus musculus Linnaeus, 1758
  24. Species Mus neavei (Thomas, 1910)
  25. Species Mus orangiae (Roberts, 1926)
  26. Species Mus oubanguii Petter & Genest, 1970
  27. Species Mus pahari Thomas, 1916
  28. Species Mus phillipsi Wroughton, 1912
  29. Species Mus platythrix Bennett, 1832
  30. Species Mus saxicola Elliot, 1839
  31. Species Mus setulosus Peters, 1876
  32. Species Mus setzeri Petter, 1978
  33. Species Mus shortridgei (Thomas, 1914)
  34. Species Mus sorella (Thomas, 1909)
  35. Species Mus spicilegus Petenyi, 1882
  36. Species Mus spretus Lataste, 1883
  37. Species Mus tenellus (Thomas, 1903)
  38. Species Mus terricolor Blyth, 1851
  39. Species Mus triton (Thomas, 1909)
  40. Species Mus vulcani (Robinson & Kloss, 1919)
  41. Species Mus alexandrinus Geoffroy, 1803 accepted as Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  42. Species Mus argurus Thomas, 1889 accepted as Zyzomys argurus (Thomas, 1889)
  43. Species Mus browni Alston, 1877 accepted as Rattus exulans (Peale, 1848)
  44. Species Mus burtoni Ramsay, 1887 accepted as Melomys burtoni (Ramsay, 1887)
  45. Species Mus cervinipes Gould, 1852 accepted as Melomys cervinipes (Gould, 1852)
  46. Species Mus colletti Thomas, 1904 accepted as Rattus colletti (Thomas, 1904)
  47. Species Mus conditor Sturt, 1848 accepted as Leporillus conditor (Sturt, 1848)
  48. Species Mus decumanus Pallas, 1779 accepted as Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769)
  49. Species Mus exulans Peale, 1848 accepted as Rattus exulans (Peale, 1848)
  50. Species Mus fieldi Waite, 1896 accepted as Pseudomys fieldi (Waite, 1896)
  51. Species Mus forresti Thomas, 1906 accepted as Leggadina forresti (Thomas, 1906)
  52. Species Mus gouldii Waterhouse, 1839 accepted as Pseudomys gouldii (Waterhouse, 1839)
  53. Species Mus gracilicaudatus Gould, 1845 accepted as Pseudomys gracilicaudatus (Gould, 1845)
  54. Species Mus griseocaeruleus Higgins & Petterd, 1883 accepted as Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  55. Species Mus higginsi Trouessart, 1897 accepted as Pseudomys higginsi (Trouessart, 1897)
  56. Species Mus leucopus Higgins & Petterd, 1883 accepted as Pseudomys higginsi (Trouessart, 1897)
  57. Species Mus lineolatus Gould, 1845 accepted as Pseudomys australis Gray, 1832
  58. Species Mus longipilis Gould, 1854 accepted as Rattus villosissimus (Waite, 1898)
  59. Species Mus marinus Linnaeus in MciIntosh, 1900 accepted as Aphrodita aculeata Linnaeus, 1758
  60. Species Mus mollipilosus Peters & Doria, 1881 accepted as Pogonomys mollipilosus (Peters & Doria, 1881)
  61. Species Mus norvegicus Berkenhout, 1769 accepted as Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769)
  62. Species Mus novaehollandiae Waterhouse, 1843 accepted as Pseudomys novaehollandiae (Waterhouse, 1843)
  63. Species Mus palustris Harlan, 1837 accepted as Oryzomys palustris (Harlan, 1837)
  64. Species Mus patrius Thomas & Dollman, 1909 accepted as Pseudomys patrius (Thomas & Dollman, 1909)
  65. Species Mus polionotus Wagner, 1843 accepted as Peromyscus polionotus (Wagner, 1843)
  66. Species Mus rattus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  67. Species Mus rufescens Gray, 1837 accepted as Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  68. Species Mus sordidus Gould, 1858 accepted as Rattus sordidus (Gould, 1858)
  69. Species Mus subrufus Krefft, 1862 accepted as Pseudomys desertor Troughton, 1932
  70. Species Mus tamarensis Higgins & Petterd, 1884 accepted as Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769)
  71. Species Mus tompsoni Ramsay, 1882 accepted as Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  72. Species Mus variabilis Higgins & Petterd, 1883 accepted as Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  73. Species Mus villosissimus Waite, 1898 accepted as Rattus villosissimus (Waite, 1898)
  74. Species Mus volans Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Glaucomys volans (Linnaeus, 1758)
marine, brackish
recent + fossil
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277
page(s): 59 [details] 
Taxonomic remark Extant species of Mus are contained in subgenera Coelomys, Mus, Nannomys, and Pyromys (Wilson & Reeder, 2005).  
Taxonomic remark Extant species of Mus are contained in subgenera Coelomys, Mus, Nannomys, and Pyromys (Wilson & Reeder, 2005). [details]
IRMNG (2024). Mus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1205204 on 2025-03-18
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2006-09-20 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277
page(s): 59 [details] 

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

basis of record SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997 [details] 

verified source for family Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (editors). (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd Ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 2,142 pp. [details] 

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

current name source Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (editors). (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd Ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 2,142 pp. [details] 

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

extant flag source SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997, PaleoDB [details] 

habitat flag source as per family [details] 

original description (of Laggade Gray, 1847) List Osteol. Spec. Brit. Mus.
page(s): 40 [details] 

original description (of Oromys Robinson & Kloss, 1916) J. Straits Asiat. Soc., 1916
page(s): 70 [details] 

original description (of Tautatus Kloss, 1917) J. Nat. Hist. Soc. Siam, 2
page(s): 279 [details] 

original description (of Gatamiya Deraniyagala, 1965) J. Ceylon Brch R. Asiat. Soc. (N. S.) 9
page(s): 214 [details] 

original description (of Mycteromys Robinson & Kloss, 1918) J. Fed. Malay States Mus., 8
page(s): 57 [details] 

original description (of Leggada Gray, 1837) Mag. Nat. Hist., (N. S.) 1
page(s): 586 [details] 

original description (of Leggadilla Thomas, 1914) J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 22
page(s): 682 [details] 

original description (of Pseudoconomys Rhoads, 1896) Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., 1896
page(s): 531 [details] 

original description (of Acromys Trouessart, 1881) Bull. Soc. Angers, 10, 1880, Suppl.
page(s): 133 [details] 

original description (of Coelomys Thomas, 1915) J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 23
page(s): 414 [details] 

original description (of Musculus Rafinesque, 1814) Précis Somiol.
page(s): 13 [details] 

original description (of Pyromys Thomas, 1911) J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 20
page(s): 996 [details] 

original description (of Nannomys Peters, 1876) MonatsBer. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1876
page(s): 480 [details] 

original description (of Drymomys Tschudi, 1844, nom. nud.) Arch. Naturgesch., 10 (1)
page(s): 251 [details] 

original description (of Drymomys Tschudi, 1844) Fauna Peru. (Mamm.)
page(s): 178 [details] 

original description (of Hylenomys Thomas, 1925) Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (9) 15
page(s): 667 [details] 
Unreviewed
Nomenclatural status available [details]

Taxonomic remark Extant species of Mus are contained in subgenera Coelomys, Mus, Nannomys, and Pyromys (Wilson & Reeder, 2005). [details]

Type species as cited Mus musculus Linnaeus, 1758. [details]
To BioNames database (from synonym Gatamiya Deraniyagala, 1965)
To BioNames database (from synonym Hylenomys Thomas, 1925)
To BioNames database (from synonym Pyromys Thomas, 1911)
To BioNames database (from synonym Oromys Robinson & Kloss, 1916)
To BioNames database (from synonym Nannomys Peters, 1876)
To BioNames database (from synonym Mycteromys Robinson & Kloss, 1918)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Hylenomys Thomas, 1925)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Oromys Robinson & Kloss, 1916)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Pyromys Thomas, 1911)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Nannomys Peters, 1876)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Mycteromys Robinson & Kloss, 1918)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Gatamiya Deraniyagala, 1965)
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