tiny pests that inhabit houses and make nests in walls, kitchens and storage areas. They breed rapidly, female mice may produce several litters per year. Gestation roughly three weeks and litters typically range from 5-6 young, larger litters can happen, driving quick population increases. Originates in Eurasia, and has spread globally due to human association. Inside homes they threaten health and property by contaminating food and damaging various materials. These facts are supported by pest guides and wildlife references.
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Everything you should know about the House Mouse. The House Mouse is a tiny rodent that prefers to live in human habitations.
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www.orkin.comhouse mouse (Mus musculus) Photo © E. J. Taylor, Mammal Images Library of the American Society of Mammalogists
dnr.illinois.govHouse mouse, (Mus musculus), rodent native to Eurasia but introduced worldwide through association with humans. Highly adaptive, the house mouse has both behavioral and physiological traits—such as the ability to survive in buildings and aboard ships, a tendency to move into agricultural fields and
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