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House mouse

Mus musculus

585Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
59Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan39
Feb31
Mar30
Apr40
May54
Jun41
Jul31
Aug41
Sep68
Oct76
Nov56
Dec37

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Worcestershire England36
2Orkney Islands Scotland27
3Highland Scotland26
4Gloucestershire England26
5Sefton England25
6Herefordshire, County of England21
7Scottish Borders Scotland16
8Cambridgeshire England12
9Nottinghamshire England12
10Blackpool —12
11Cumbria England10
12East Lothian Scotland8
13Kent England7
14East Riding of Yorkshire England7
15City of Edinburgh Scotland7
430 England106 Scotland15 Wales6 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 59 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
585
Peak month
October
Counties with records
59
Scientific name
Mus musculus
Group
Mammals
NBN Atlas records since 2000
483
Conservation designations
Global Red List (JNCC), GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Rodentia
Family
Muridae
Genus
Mus
Name with authority
Mus musculus Linnaeus, 1758
Described
1758
Contributing datasets
26

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 7429082