Latitudinal range: -43.4° to 59.4°

Habitats: desert/xeric shrubland (10), Mediterranean woodland (6), temperate broadleaf/mixed forest (14), tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (13), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (10), temperate savanna (4), temperate coniferous forest (2), tropical/subtropical savanna (8), temperate wetland (4), boreal forest/taiga (1)

Biogeographic distribution: Indomalaya, Palearctic

Found in 74 samples

Algeria: Kehailia and Benaouali

Argentina: Estancia La Mimosa, Santa Fe City, Buenos Aires Province, Chucul

Australia: Carlo, Cravens Peak, and Ethabuka, North Cook Range (grid sites), North Cook Range (transect site), Rintoul Creek Road, Thiaki Creek Nature Refuge (pasture), Gnangara Groundwater System (pitfall traps), Big Desert, Brunswick Heads Bypass, Abydos Plain (Elliott traps, March 1990), Cape Liptrap Coastal Park, Huntly Mine (mammals), Middleback (wide deep pitfall traps), Southern Atherton Tableland, Billa Kalina Station, Stirling Range National Park (post drought)

Bangladesh: Joydebpur

Brazil: Sertãozinho (Y10), Fazendinha Agroecológica do km 47 (Fragment A), Uberlândia, Morro do Elefante (live traps), Morro do Elefante (pitfall traps)

Chile: Asentamiento Ceres (2 June, 7:00 hours), Asentamiento Ceres (3 June)

China: Zhang County, Foping National Nature Reserve (2012), Foping National Nature Reserve (2013)

Colombia: San Marcos (urban), San Marcos (rural), Sincelejo

Costa Rica: Altura

Ethiopia: Alatish National Park (wooded grassland), Chebera Churchura National Park (grassland), Chebera Churchura National Park (agricultural field)

Germany: Grafrath

Hungary: Gemenc

India: Vellore

Indonesia: Malalayang, Kinilow, Jakarta, Melong Asihm

Iran: Zarqan County, Chabahar County

Israel: Nahal Alexander National Park (control)

Malaysia: Wang Kelian State Park (small mammals, October/November 2011)

Mexico: Molas, El Zapotal (terrestrial mammals)

Nicaragua: Siuna (mammals, allspice)

Niger: Niamey

Pakistan: Hafizabad District, Faisalabad (sugarcane)

Russia: Traktorosad No. 4 (garden)

Spain: Punta Lucero III (Level F) (Holocene)

Sweden: Albo

Syria: Yahmool Agricultural Research Station

Thailand: Bothong District

Turkey: Dicle University Campus

United States: Bob White Memorial Wetlands Research and Teaching Station, Seymour (1939, Plot A), Croatan National Forest (open canopy pine plantation), Rockefeller State Wildlife Refuge and Game Preserve, North of Madison, Memphis, Glenn Dale, Cross Bar Cooperative Management Area, Patuxent Wildlife Research Refuge, Durham County, Kemper County, Bearden, Meyer Cave (Holocene)

See also Mus, Mus booduga, Mus bufo, Mus caroli, Mus cervicolor, Mus haouzi, Mus ique, Mus mahomet, Mus minutoides, Mus musculoides, Mus pahari, Mus phillipsi, Mus platythrix, Mus saxicola, Mus sp., Mus sp. 1, Mus sp. 2, Mus spp., Mus spretus, Mus tenellus, Mus terricolor, Mus triton