House mouse
Transcript of House mouse
HOUSE MOUSE
OBJECTIVES In this presentation you will learn about
the House mouse species & subspecies Classification of House Mouse Habitate Physical Description Nutrition Prediators Reproduction Ecosystem
CLASSIFICATON Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Rodentia Family Muridae Genus Mus Specie m.musculus
HABITAT Found every where in the world except
in Antarctica Live in close association with humans, in
houses Also occupy cultivated fields
HABITAT CONT... Home is not a primary place of
residance for mouse They usually enter homes during time of
harvest.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION S.name m.musculus ,means ‘little
thief’ Colour brown to gray Length 2.5-4 inches Tail as long as body,up to 4
inches Body small head and slender
body Ears moderatly large ears Eyes small and some what
protruding colour blind
NUTRITION Two different types of diet for the house
mouse• Wlid type mouse eat• Seeds• Corn • Wheat• Fruits etc
NUTRITION OF WILD TYPE
NUTRITION For the house mouse that actually live in
a house, they eat anything available to them including
Breads Candy meats Grain Cereal etc
NUTRION OF HOUSE MOUSE LIVING IN HOUSES
PREDATION House mouse are eaten by a wide
variety of small predators including Cats Foxes Falcons Lizards Snakes Hawks Owl Spidder
PREDIATORS
REPRODUCTION House mouse have a polygunous mating
system Those living in houses can reproduce
through out the year While wlide mice have a reproduction
season from april to september No of litters 5-10 Gestation period is 19 to 20 days Offsprings born furless, blind and
completely dependent on mother
REPRODUCTION CONT... Develop fur after 10 days Their eyes open after 14 days they weaned from mother after 3
weeks Both male and female reach sexual
maturity after 6 weeks
REPRODUCTION CONT...
House mouse embryo New born house mouse
REPRODUCTION CONT...
House mouse washing new born young Two days house mouse
ECOSYSTEM ROLE House mouse are abundant they can
consume huge quantities of grains, making these food unavailable to other animals
House mouse are also important prey items for many small predators
ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE FOR HUMANSPositive impacts Commonly used as labortory animals
for research purpose Control pets population
ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE FOR HUMANS Negative impacts Mice are agricultural pests in some
areas, however they consume and contaminate stored human food
Destroy wood work, furniture and clothing
Spread diseases They carry a virus-the mouse
mammary tumor virus[MMTV] that may contribute to breast cancer in humans
SUB SPECIES IN PAKISTAN m.musculus bactarianus m.musculus gerbillinus M.musculus theobaldi
M.MUSCULUS GERBILLINUS
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