House mouse
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Unrecognized taxon (fix):	Mus (Mus)
Species:	Template:Taxonomy/Mus (Mus)M. musculus
Binomial name
Mus musculus Linnaeus, 1758
Subspecies
Mus musculus bactrianus Mus musculus castaneus Mus musculus domesticus Mus musculus gentilulus Mus musculus musculus
House mouse range (note: distribution is incomplete)
Synonyms
Mus abbotti

Notch in upper front teeth

House mouse (Mus musculus) is the common mouse. It is one of the species of the genus Mus. Often, it is just called a mouse. It is a small rodent.

In most parts of the world, they live close to humans. Laboratory mice are types of house mice and are some of the most important organisms used for research in biology and medicine. They are the most commonly used laboratory mammal for experiments.