The mouse is a small rodent that is spread widely throughout nearly

every country. The mouse is found in all corners of the globe, including
parts of Antarctica.

Many people today like to keep the mouse as pets because of the
small size and quiet temperament of the mouse. The mouse is also used
a lot in scientific research although the mouse is not an easy animal to
examine.

The mouse is often easy prey around the world for

small mammals, birds and reptiles. Due to this the mouse generally does
not live for much longer than a few months in the wild, mainly because
the mouse is small easy prey for many mammals and birds. The mouse
though has been known to get up to a few years old when kept as a pet.

Mice can be harmful pests at times, through damaging and eating crops
and spreading diseases through their parasites and faeces. It is because
of the pest problems caused by mice, that domestic cats are thought to
have been introduced into common households.

The gestation period in female mice is less than a month, and the female
mouse has an average litter size of about six baby mice, although the
 mouse litter size is commonly higher than six. The baby mice are known
as pups and these mice pups are born with no hair and with their eyes
and ears closed. Mouse babies are weaned when they are around three
weeks old.

There are nearly 40 different known species of mouse found throughout

the world. The different mouse species range in size and colour that is
generally dependent on their environment.

Mouse Foot Facts

 Mice have soft feet with nails on each of their toes that enables the
mouse to climb well as they can wrap their feet around things.
 Mice have five toes on their two back feet and four toes on their two
front feet which gives mice more stability when standing on their back
feet.
 Mice use their two front feet to grip onto food such as seeds and
berries, so that the mice can eat their food with ease.
 The mouse has very small and flexible feet but it can easily get its feet
stuck in areas that are too small, like if the bars on a mouse cage are
too close together.
 Like hamsters, the foot structure of mice enables them to run backwards
into their burrows when wanting to escape from predators.

Mouse Teeth Facts

 An adult mouse has 16 teeth which it uses for holding onto and chewing
its food.
 Mice have one upper pair and one lower pair of incisors at the front of
their mouths which mice use to grip onto and bite their food.
 Mice have between two and five cheek teeth which mice use for
gnawing, but when mice use their cheek teeth the incisors at the front of
their mouths stop moving.
 The incisors at the front of the mouth of mice grow continuously to
keep them sharp and strong, and mice must gnaw them down regularly
to stop them front getting too long.
 Mice tend to eat food that is hard so they can gnaw their teeth whilst
eating meaning that although mice will eat cheese if they come across it,
the myth about mice loving cheese is not entirely true.
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Mouse Facts
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
 Family: Muridae
Genus: Mus

Scientific Name: Apodemus Sylvaticus

Type: Mammal
Diet: Herbivore
Size: 5-15cm (2-5.9in)
Weight: 100-200g (0.2-0.4lbs)
Top Speed: 12.8km/h (8mph)
Lifespan: 2-5 years
Lifestyle: Solitary
Conservation Status: Least Concern

Colour: Black, Brown, Grey

Skin Type: Fur
Favourite Food: Fruit
Habitat: Open fields and woodland areas
Average Litter Size: 6
Main Prey: Fruit, Seeds, Grasses
Predators: Bird, Cat, Fox, Reptiles
Large eyes and ears and long thin
Special Features: tail

The mouse is a small rodent that is spread widely throughout nearly every
country. The mouse is found in all corners of the globe, including parts of
Antarctica.
 Many people today like to keep the mouse as pets because of the
small size and quiet temperament of the mouse. The mouse is also used a
lot in scientific research although the mouse is not an easy animal to
examine.

The mouse is often easy prey around the world for

small mammals, birds and reptiles. Due to this the mouse generally does
not live for much longer than a few months in the wild, mainly because the
mouse is small easy prey for many mammals and birds. The mouse though
has been known to get up to a few years old when kept as a pet.

Mice can be harmful pests at times, through damaging and eating crops
and spreading diseases through their parasites and faeces. It is because of
the pest problems caused by mice, that domestic cats are thought to have
been introduced into common households.

The gestation period in female mice is less than a month, and the female
mouse has an average litter size of about six baby mice, although the
mouse litter size is commonly higher than six. The baby mice are known
as pups and these mice pups are born with no hair and with their eyes and
ears closed. Mouse babies are weaned when they are around three weeks
old.

There are nearly 40 different known species of mouse found throughout

the world. The different mouse species range in size and colour that is
generally dependent on their environment.

Mouse Foot Facts

 Mice have soft feet with nails on each of their toes that enables the
mouse to climb well as they can wrap their feet around things.
 Mice have five toes on their two back feet and four toes on their two
front feet which gives mice more stability when standing on their back
feet.
 Mice use their two front feet to grip onto food such as seeds and
berries, so that the mice can eat their food with ease.
 The mouse has very small and flexible feet but it can easily get its feet
stuck in areas that are too small, like if the bars on a mouse cage are
too close together.
 Like hamsters, the foot structure of mice enables them to run backwards
into their burrows when wanting to escape from predators.

Mouse Teeth Facts

 An adult mouse has 16 teeth which it uses for holding onto and chewing
its food.
 Mice have one upper pair and one lower pair of incisors at the front of
their mouths which mice use to grip onto and bite their food.
 Mice have between two and five cheek teeth which mice use for
gnawing, but when mice use their cheek teeth the incisors at the front of
their mouths stop moving.
 The incisors at the front of the mouth of mice grow continuously to
keep them sharp and strong, and mice must gnaw them down regularly
to stop them front getting too long.
 Mice tend to eat food that is hard so they can gnaw their teeth whilst
eating meaning that although mice will eat cheese if they come across it,
the myth about mice loving cheese is not entirely true.