House Mouse

Common Name
House Mouse
Order
Rodentia
Family
Muridae
Species Name
Mus musculus
Status
Lower risk
States
Alaska
Alabama
Arkansas
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Iowa
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Maryland
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
North Carolina
North Dakota
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
Nevada
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Wyoming

Distribution

Every state in the United States.

Notes

From Europe; frequently associated with man made structures. Usually around buildings. Lives in close association with humans. Has spread along water courses & into fields & grasslands. Though generally detrimental, an albino strain is used in laboratori