HOUSE MOUSE

OBJECTIVES In this presentation you will learn about

the House mouse species & subspecies Classification of House Mouse Habitate Physical Description Nutrition Prediators Reproduction Ecosystem

CLASSIFICATON Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Rodentia Family Muridae Genus Mus Specie m.musculus

HABITAT Found every where in the world except

in Antarctica Live in close association with humans, in

houses Also occupy cultivated fields

HABITAT CONT... Home is not a primary place of

residance for mouse They usually enter homes during time of

harvest.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION S.name m.musculus ,means ‘little

thief’ Colour brown to gray Length 2.5-4 inches Tail as long as body,up to 4

inches Body small head and slender

body Ears moderatly large ears Eyes small and some what

protruding colour blind

NUTRITION Two different types of diet for the house

mouse• Wlid type mouse eat• Seeds• Corn • Wheat• Fruits etc

NUTRITION OF WILD TYPE

NUTRITION For the house mouse that actually live in

a house, they eat anything available to them including

Breads Candy meats Grain Cereal etc

NUTRION OF HOUSE MOUSE LIVING IN HOUSES

PREDATION House mouse are eaten by a wide

variety of small predators including Cats Foxes Falcons Lizards Snakes Hawks Owl Spidder

PREDIATORS

REPRODUCTION House mouse have a polygunous mating

system Those living in houses can reproduce

through out the year While wlide mice have a reproduction

season from april to september No of litters 5-10 Gestation period is 19 to 20 days Offsprings born furless, blind and

completely dependent on mother

REPRODUCTION CONT... Develop fur after 10 days Their eyes open after 14 days they weaned from mother after 3

weeks Both male and female reach sexual

maturity after 6 weeks

REPRODUCTION CONT...

House mouse embryo New born house mouse

REPRODUCTION CONT...

House mouse washing new born young Two days house mouse

ECOSYSTEM ROLE House mouse are abundant they can

consume huge quantities of grains, making these food unavailable to other animals

House mouse are also important prey items for many small predators

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE FOR HUMANSPositive impacts Commonly used as labortory animals

for research purpose Control pets population

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE FOR HUMANS Negative impacts Mice are agricultural pests in some

areas, however they consume and contaminate stored human food

Destroy wood work, furniture and clothing

Spread diseases They carry a virus-the mouse

mammary tumor virus[MMTV] that may contribute to breast cancer in humans

SUB SPECIES IN PAKISTAN m.musculus bactarianus m.musculus gerbillinus M.musculus theobaldi

M.MUSCULUS GERBILLINUS

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