Where does the house mouse live?
Mus musculus has 214,528 records in 198 countries and territories, from 1821 to 2026. Most records come from Australia.
- 214,528 records
- 198 places
- 171 years recorded
- Mammalia class
AnimaliaChordataMammaliaRodentiaMuridaeMus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 109,568 | |
| United States | 17,819 | |
| Spain | 10,599 | |
| France | 9,924 | |
| Netherlands | 9,267 | |
| Poland | 5,665 | |
| Denmark | 4,272 | |
| Switzerland | 4,055 | |
| United Kingdom | 3,888 | |
| Portugal | 3,757 | |
| Ukraine | 3,051 | |
| Canada | 2,451 | |
| New Zealand | 2,187 | |
| Germany | 1,845 | |
| Mexico | 1,798 | |
| Israel | 1,636 | |
| Norway | 1,512 | |
| Russia | 1,464 | |
| Finland | 1,319 | |
| Sweden | 1,074 | |
| Romania | 1,028 | |
| Argentina | 947 | |
| Belgium | 740 | |
| Austria | 737 | |
| Bangladesh | 727 | |
| Guinea | 606 | |
| Egypt | 500 | |
| Tanzania | 496 | |
| Panama | 490 | |
| Ecuador | 472 | |
| Colombia | 468 | |
| Puerto Rico | 466 | |
| South Korea | 463 | |
| India | 386 | |
| Estonia | 331 | |
| Bolivia | 330 | |
| China | 294 | |
| Ireland | 294 | |
| Brazil | 293 | |
| Georgia | 293 |
Showing the top 40 of 198 places.
Related animals
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Yellow-necked Mouse
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Coucha Rat
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12,053 records
Peters's Hybomys
6,672 records
Typical Lemniscomys
6,168 records
African Arvicanthis
5,647 records
Temminck's mouse
3,630 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.