Mus (genus)


The genus Mus or typical mice refers to a specific genus of muroid rodents, all typically called mice, though the term can be used for other rodents. They are the only members of the tribe Murini.

Subgenera, species, and subspecies

The following is a list of Mus subgenera, species, and subspecies:
  • Coelomys
  • *Mus crociduroides
  • *Mus mayori
  • *Mus pahari
  • *Mus vulcani
  • Mus
  • *Mus booduga
  • *Mus caroli
  • *Mus cervicolor
  • **Mus cervicolor cervicolor
  • **Mus cervicolor popaeus
  • *Mus cookii
  • *Mus cypriacus
  • *Mus famulus
  • *Mus fragilicauda
  • *Mus lepidoides
  • *Mus macedonicus
  • **Mus macedonicus macedonicus
  • **Mus macedonicus spretoides
  • *Mus musculus
  • **Mus musculus albula
  • **Mus musculus bactrianus
  • **Mus musculus brevirostris
  • **Mus musculus castaneus
  • **Mus musculus domesticus
  • **Mus musculus gansuensis
  • **Mus musculus gentilulus
  • **Mus musculus helgolandicus
  • **Mus musculus homourus
  • **Mus musculus isatissus
  • **Mus musculus molossinus
  • **Mus musculus musculus
  • **Mus musculus wagneri
  • *Mus nitidulus
  • *Mus spicilegus
  • *Mus spretus
  • *Mus terricolor
  • *Mus triton
  • *Mus minotaurus
  • Muriculus
  • *Mus imberbis
  • Nannomys
  • *Mus baoulei
  • *Mus bufo
  • *Mus callewaerti
  • *Mus goundae
  • *Mus haussa
  • *Mus indutus
  • *Mus mahomet
  • *Mus mattheyi
  • *Mus minutoides
  • *Mus musculoides
  • *Mus neavei
  • *Mus oubanguii
  • *Mus setulosus
  • *Mus setzeri
  • *Mus sorella
  • *Mus tenellus
  • Pyromys
  • *Mus fernandoni
  • *Mus phillipsi
  • *Mus platythrix
  • *Mus saxicola
  • *''Mus shortridgei''

    Mice and human health

Mice are part of human experimentation. Many of the tests are related to new products that are launched on the market, but they are also required to try new medicines for the cure of chronic and deadly human diseases.
After the outbreak of H5N1 influenza in China in 2006, US scientists discovered that under training, mice could detect carrier birds with this virus, so they would prevent a massive contagion or threat of an epidemic.