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Mus

Mus Linnaeus, 1758

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Overview

This catalogue identifies the organism as Mus within Murinae Illiger, 1811. Explore its classification and the evidence currently available for this record below.

Name and catalogue record
Identity
col:5VV3
Accepted name
Mus

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01 · A place in the living world

Classification

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  1. DomainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. KingdomAnimalia
  3. PhylumChordata
  4. SubphylumVertebrata
  5. InfraphylumGnathostomata
  6. ParvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. MegaclassTetrapoda
  8. ClassMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
  9. SubclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
  10. InfraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
  11. OrderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
  12. SuborderMyomorpha Brandt, 1855
  13. SuperfamilyMuroidea Illiger, 1811
  14. FamilyMuridae Illiger, 1811
  15. SubfamilyMurinae Illiger, 1811
  16. GenusMus

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04 · EcoGenesis

What the available evidence supports

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Catalogue of Life / ChecklistBank5VV3—Source record ↗