Mus musculus domesticus

Mus musculus domesticus, the Western European house mouse, is a subspecies of the house mouse (Mus musculus). Some laboratory mouse strains, such as C57BL/6, are domesticated from M. m. domesticus.^[1]

Mus musculus domesticus
A female C57BL/6 laboratory mouse, which is domesticated from Mus musculus domesticus.[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Mus
Species:	M. musculus
Subspecies:	M. m. domesticus
Trinomial name
Mus musculus domesticus Schwarz and Schwarz, 1943

Distribution

In Europe, M. m. domesticus lives in Western and Southern Europe, while another subspecies, the Eastern European house mouse (M. m. musculus) lives in Eastern and Northern Europe.^[2] The area from Scandinavia to the Black Sea is a secondary hybrid zone for M. m. domesticus and M. m. musculus.^[3] Habitats of M. m. domesticus also exist in the Middle East, Southern Asia, North Africa, North America, and some areas of Latin America and Oceania.^[4]

Relations with humans

M. m. domesticus is harmful to humans because it can damage vegetation and field crops, impacting food sources. It is also one of many invasive species.^[4][5]