Belongs within: Murinae.
Mus is a genus of small mice native to Eurasia and Africa, of which the house mouse M. musculus has become distributed globally in association with humans.
<==Mus Linnaeus 1758L58 |--+--+--M. crociduroidesFS15 | | `--M. mayoriFS15 | `--+--M. pahariFS15 | `--M. vulcaniFS15 `--+--+--M. fernandoniFS15 | |--M. phillipsiFS15 | |--M. platythrixFS15 | `--M. saxicolaFS15 `--+--+--+--M. caroliFS15 | | `--+--M. cervicolorFS15 | | `--M. cookiiFS15 | `--+--+--+--M. boodugaFS15 | | | `--M. fragilicaudaFS15 | | `--+--M. famulusFS15 | | `--M. terricolorFS15 | `--+--M. spretusFS15 | `--+--M. musculus Linnaeus 1758FS15, OB13 (see below for synonymy) | | |--M. m. musculusCV02 | | |--M. m. brevirostris Waterhouse 1837KK54 | | |--M. m. canacorum Revilliod 1914R14 | | |--M. m. domesticus Rutty 1772CV02, K92 | | |--M. m. gentilisH23 | | `--M. m. praetextus Brants 1827KK54 | `--+--M. spicilegusFS15 | `--+--M. cypriacusFS15 | `--M. macedonicusFS15 `--+--+--+--M. baouleiFS15 | | `--M. sorellaFS15 | `--+--M. bufoFS15 | `--+--M. tritonFS15 | `--+--+--M. goundaeFS15 | | `--M. orangiaeFS15 | `--+--M. mahometFS15 | `--M. setulosusFS15 `--+--+--M. mattheyiFS15 | `--+--M. haussaFS15 | `--M. oubanguiiFS15 `--+--M. indutusFS15 `--+--+--M. callewaertiFS15 | `--+--M. musculoidesFS15 | `--M. setzeriFS15 `--+--M. minutoidesFS15 `--+--M. neaveiFS15 `--M. tenellusFS15 [=Leggada tenellaRR75] Mus incertae sedis: M. agrariusP66 M. alexandrinusS66 M. amphibius Linnaeus 1758L58 M. avellanarius Linnaeus 1758L58 M. beavanii Peters 1866P66 M. castaneus Waterhouse 1842W42 M. cricetus Linnaeus 1758L58 M. floridanus Ord in James 1823J23 M. giganteusG42 M. jaculus Linnaeus 1758L58 M. kasaicusIT07 M. lemmus Linnaeus 1758L58 M. leporinus Linnaeus 1758L58 M. longicaudatusB43 M. longipes Linnaeus 1758L58 M. marmota Linnaeus 1758L58 M. meridianusO00b M. minotaurus Bate 1942AC98 M. minutus Pallas 1779B-H00 |--M. m. minutusB-H00 |--M. m. agilis (Dehne 1841)B-H00 |--M. m. campestris Desmarest 1822B-H00 |--M. m. minimus White 1789 [incl. M. messorius Kerr 1792]B-H00 `--M. m. pratensis de Ockskay 1831 [incl. M. arundinaceus (Petenyi 1881)]B-H00 M. molossinusWC85 M. porcellus Linnaeus 1758L58 M. poschiavinus Fatio 1868BP87, W78 M. sagittaO00b M. striatus Linnaeus 1758L58 M. sylvaticus Linnaeus 1758L58 M. tazamacaG43 M. tectorumT66 M. teguinaG43 M. terrestris Linnaeus 1758L58 M. trivirgatusD60 M. typhlus Olivier 1800O00a
Mus musculus Linnaeus 1758FS15, OB13 [incl. M. adelaidensis Gray 1841WA81, M. formosanusK92, M. pachyurus Higgins & Petterd 1884WA81, M. petterdi Trouessart 1904WA81, M. simsoni Higgins & Petterd 1883WA81]
*Type species of generic name indicated
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