Stumble this page!Servant mouse
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Species : Mus famulus
The Servant mouse is listed as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the servant mouse
A young / baby of a servant mouse is called a 'pinkie, kitten or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A servant mouse group is called a 'nest, colony, harvest, horde or mischief'.Countries
IndiaHabitats
Forest, Grassland, Subtropical / Tropical Dry forest and Subtropical / Tropical Dry Grassland
Facts about the servant mouse
Range and Population Mus famulus is endemic to India, occurring in the southern part of the country and on Andaman and Nicobar Islands at elevations of around 2,500 m. (Full text)
1. Mus, genus Mus -- (type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; upper incisors have a square-notched tip)Mus
genus Mus
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