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Taxon: Species Mus musculus Linnaeus, 1758 - house mouse (mammal)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation:  C. Linnaeus, 1758
Original name, rank, combination & spelling:  Linnaeus, C. 1758. Syst. Nat. (ed. 10) 1: 62.

Types

Type of: Mus (Subgenus) Linnaeus, 1758
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]: Mus musculus musculus Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms

Accepted name: Mus hortulanus Nordmann, 1840 Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
Synonymous name: Mus castaneus Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991: 191.
Synonymous name: Mus domesticus Rutty, 1772 Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
Synonymous name: Mus molossinus Temminck, 1845 Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
Synonymous name: Mus poschiavinus Fatio, 1869 Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991: 191.

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full name: huismuis

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: house mouse Ref: 1994
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