{"topic_id":"exotic_pet_profile_mouse","category":"exotic-pet-profile","context":"---\ntopic_id: exotic_pet_profile_mouse\ncategory: exotic-pet-profile\ntitle: \"Fancy mouse (Mus musculus) — species profile (taxonomy, origin, lifespan, husbandry basics)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"Animal Diversity Web (animaldiversity.org, University of Michigan) — species account Mus musculus\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/exotic-profile-2026/mouse.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-28\ntokens_estimated: 0\nverified: true\nverification: c1_substring\nsource_document: \"Animal Diversity Web species account (Mus musculus)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"Animal Diversity Web (animaldiversity.org, University of Michigan)\"\n  title: \"Fancy mouse (Mus musculus) — species profile (taxonomy, origin, lifespan, husbandry basics)\"\n  url: \"https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Mus_musculus/\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-07-28\"\n  ref: \"ADW species account Mus musculus\"\n  doc_type: \"expert species account (.edu, compiled from primary literature)\"\n  needs_review: false\n---\n\n# Fancy mouse (Mus musculus) — species profile (taxonomy, origin, lifespan, husbandry basics)\nAuthoritative first-hand species account (Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan). All bullet facts are verbatim from the cited source and C1-substring verified.\n## Natural History & Origin\n- Their fur ranges in color from light brown\n- span is about 2 years in captivity, but individuals have lived for as long as 6 years.\n- Range age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female)\n## Habitat\n- as tundra and desert) which they would not be able to occupy independently.\n- underground burrows consisting of a complex network of tunnels, several chambers for\n- terrestrial non-insect arthropods\n## Size\n- Some individuals spend the summer in fields and\n- House mice are from 65 to 95 mm long from the tip of their nose to the end of their\n- body, their tails are 60 to 105 mm long.\n## Lifespan\n- it has now been spread throughout the world by humans and lives as a human commensal.\n- In the wild, most mice do not live beyond 12-18 months.\n- calorie-restricted captive individuals have lived for as long as 5 years.\n## Behavior & Social Structure\n- House mice are generally nocturnal, although some\n- is generally considered both territorial and colonial when living commensally with\n- Territoriality is not as pronounced in wild conditions, however.\n## Reproduction\n- is characterized by tremendous reproductive potential.\n- the year, although wild mice may have a reproductive season extending only from April\n- The estrous cycle is 4-6 days long, with estrus lasting less than a\n## Diet\n- In the wild, house mice eat many kinds of plant matter, such as seeds, fleshy roots,\n- and meat (carrion) may be taken when available.\n- animals that use metabolically generated heat to regulate body temperature independently\n","sources":["exotic-pet-profile — Fancy mouse (Mus musculus) — species profile (taxonomy, origin, lifespan, husbandry basics) (retrieved 2026-07-28)"],"source":{"authority":"exotic-pet-profile","title":"Fancy mouse (Mus musculus) — species profile (taxonomy, origin, lifespan, husbandry basics)","url":"https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Mus_musculus/","retrieved":"2026-07-28","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"Animal Diversity Web species account (Mus musculus)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/exotic-profile-2026/mouse.txt"},"source_document":"Animal Diversity Web species account (Mus musculus)","source_file":"pdf-raw/exotic-profile-2026/mouse.txt","tokens_estimated":522,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}