Mus Linnaeus 1758 (house mouse)
PaleoDB taxon number: 41911
Synonym: Leggada Gray 1837 (taxon 41906)
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Parent taxon: Murinae according to L. A. Ruedas and J. A. W. Kirsch 1997
Sister taxa: Antemus, Leopoldamys, Leporillus, Maxomys, Melomys, Myomys, Niviventer, Otomyini, Potwarmus, Rattus, Sundamys
Subtaxa: Leggada tenella, Mus alexandrinus, Mus bateae, Mus erythroleucus, Mus hipparionum, Mus minotaurus, Mus musculoides, Mus musculus, Mus sylvaticus
Ecology: scansorial insectivore