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Off topic - Mouse ID

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Subject: Off topic - Mouse ID
From: clive herbert <>
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:40:43 +0100
The correct specific name for the House Mouse that we have in Britain is Mus 
domesticus not Mus musculus. Originally the introduced House Mouse in Western 
Europe (including Britain) was regarded as one variable species Mus musculus. 
Several species have now been recognised, including M. spretis (Iberia), M. 
domesticus (rest of western Europe) and M. musculus (eastern Europe) which meet 
but scarcely interbreed along a line from Denmark to the Dalmatian coast. All 
of the lab mice etc are from M. domesticus. Assuming that the introduced 
population present in Australia will most likely to have originated from the 
UK, rather than mainland Europe, then your species should now be called M. 
domesticus.

Clive Herbert

Director

Amphibian, Reptile & Mammal Conservation Ltd

67A Ridgeway Avenue

East Barnet

Hertfordshire
England

EN4 8TL




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> Thanks to all the people who responded to my request - nearly universally
> the mouse was identified as a plain old house mouse, Mus Musculus.
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> Bill
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