Mus dunni The earth-colored mouse (Mus terricolor) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

It is found in India, possibly Indonesia, Nepal, and Pakistan.

The earth-colored mouse lives in cultivated fields in raised moist mounds of Earth, where they burrow and locate their nest about 20 cm or 8 inches deep.

[2] Living in a raised mound of soil offers them more oxygen flow from air coming through the surrounding sides as well as from above.

In contrast, their co-existing sibling species Mus booduga burrow in the flat parts of the field, which allows for niche differentiation.