{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Taxon",
  "slug": "mouse",
  "name": "Mouse",
  "scientificName": "Mus musculus",
  "category": "Mammal",
  "summary": "The house mouse is a small rodent with large ears, a pointed snout, and a thin tail roughly as long as its body. It is one of the most successful mammals on Earth, living alongside humans almost everywhere, and is a major laboratory animal. House mice weigh only about 12–30 g, breed rapidly year-round, and usually live around a year in the wild.",
  "conservationStatus": "Least Concern",
  "taxonomy": {
    "kingdom": "Animalia",
    "phylum": "Chordata",
    "class": "Mammalia",
    "order": "Rodentia",
    "family": "Muridae",
    "genus": "Mus"
  },
  "stats": {
    "weightKg": 0.02,
    "lengthM": 0.09,
    "topSpeedKmh": 13,
    "lifespanYears": 3
  },
  "facts": [
    {
      "label": "Scientific name",
      "value": "Mus musculus"
    },
    {
      "label": "Diet",
      "value": "Omnivore (mainly seeds and grains)"
    },
    {
      "label": "Habitat",
      "value": "Buildings, fields, and grassland worldwide"
    },
    {
      "label": "Lifespan",
      "value": "About 1 year wild (2–3 in captivity)"
    },
    {
      "label": "Weight",
      "value": "12–30 g (0.4–1 oz)"
    },
    {
      "label": "Top speed",
      "value": "13 km/h (8 mph)"
    },
    {
      "label": "Conservation status",
      "value": "Least Concern (IUCN)"
    }
  ],
  "range": {
    "nativeRange": "Originally from the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia, the house mouse now lives alongside people on every continent except Antarctica.",
    "continents": [
      "Asia"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "citation": "IUCN Red List — Mus musculus.",
      "url": "https://www.iucnredlist.org/search?query=Mus%20musculus&searchType=species"
    },
    {
      "citation": "Animal Diversity Web — Mus musculus. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.",
      "url": "https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Mus_musculus/"
    },
    {
      "citation": "Wikipedia — Mouse.",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_mouse"
    }
  ],
  "lastReviewed": "2026-07-16",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/mouse/",
  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY-NC 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/",
    "attribution": "Global Animal Guide — https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/mouse/",
    "note": "Free to reuse for non-commercial purposes with attribution and a link back to the canonical page."
  }
}