NRLD - 327703 | Mus musculus

Assessment ID

327703

Taxon name

Mus musculus

Linnaeus, 1758

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Taxonomic information

Scientific name

Mus musculus

Linnaeus, 1758

Common name(s)

House Mouse, Nengti Indur

Assessed taxon level

Species

Higher level taxonomic groupings

Vertebrates

Mammals

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

chordata

Class

mammalia

Order

rodentia

Family

muridae

Genus

Mus

Species

musculus

Species authority

Linnaeus, 1758

Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed

Includes domesticus as a subspecies (Wilson and Reeder 2005). All Philippine populations of which species are now placed in the species M. musculus (subspecies castaneus) (Musser et al. 2008).

Mus abbotti Waterhouse, 1837; Mus domesticus Rutty, 1772 (Musser et al.2008)

Location and scope

Specific locality or subnational name or regional name

Bangladesh

Scope (of the Assessment)

National

Countries included within the scope of the assessment

Bangladesh

Country ISO code(s)

BGD

Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?

Not_assigned

Conservation Status

Assessed as

Least Concern

Abbreviated status

Criteria system used

IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification

This species has been evaluated as Least Concern because as a mammal it has the widest and densest distribution in the country. Moreover, both the Extent of Occurrence and Area of Occupancy are much higher than any of the threshold levels. There is no eminent threat to the species.

Assessment details

Year assessed

2015

Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed

Sayad Mahmudur Rahman, Sanjina Afrin

Criteria system used

IUCN

Reference for methods given

IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.

URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication

http://iucnredlistbd.org/

Further information

Endemism (according to assessment)

Endemic to region

Taxon distribution as listed in assessment

Mus musculus was originally a Palaearctic species, but through its close association with humans it has been widely introduced across the globe (Musser and Carleton 2005). The species is widespread over all continents, except Antarctica, and has become established in North and South America, sub-Saharan Africa, Australia, and many oceanic islands (Macholán 1999). The list of countries of occurrence is incomplete (Musser et al. 2008). As a mammal, this mouse has the widest distribution and is present in great numbers in centres of human concentration to villages and in all terrestrial ecosystems (Khan 2015). However, it avoids deep forest and limited to forest peripheries having cultivation or human dwellings. It is a commensal of human beings.

Is there a map available in assessment?

Yes, in the publication/on website

Habitat and systems

Ecological system type

Terrestrial

Not_assigned

Freshwater

Not_assigned

Marine

Not_assigned

Habitat

Habitat details as listed in assessment

It is partial to human habitations and crop fields nearby. House Mouse lives in and around human habitations, grain stores, market places, commercial centres, office complexes, old motor launch, passenger steamers as well as crop fields and stored grain house. It is apt in running, climbing trees, swimming and walking. It can live anywhere inside a house which is sparingly used. It is a prolific breeder and the babies mature in just one month. It is an omnivore and breeds all year round (Khan 1987).

History

Not Threatened in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).

Publication

Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals

IUCN Bangladesh. 2015. Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals. IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. xvi+232