is a little bigger than a house mouse. It's easily distinguishable by its deer-like color, due to dense fur that's brown on ...

Few species have benefited from humans as much as the house mouse, Mus musculus. Native to the Indian subcontinent ... Wild mice and laboratory mice differ in appearance, especially in coat colour.

But what do these models reveal about us? Mus musculus House mouse Commonly used to study genetic principles and human disease Rattus norvegicus Brown rat Commonly used to study genetic principles ...