Taxon name
Mus musculus
Linnaeus, 1758
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National Red List Database
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
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
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
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
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)
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
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
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
