Mouse

Characteristically, mice are known to have a pointed snout, small rounded ears, a body-length scaly tail, and a high breeding rate.

Generally, when a muroid rodent is discovered, its common name includes the term mouse if it is smaller, or rat if it is larger.

Domestic mice sold as pets often differ substantially in size from the common house mouse.

Due to its remarkable adaptability to almost any environment, the mouse is one of the most successful mammalian genera living on Earth today.

Primarily nocturnal[3] animals, mice compensate for their poor eyesight with a keen sense of hearing.

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology have confirmed that mice have a range of facial expressions.

They used machine vision to spot familiar human emotions like pleasure, disgust, nausea, pain, and fear.

[6][7][8] In nature, mice are largely herbivores, consuming any kind of fruit or grain from plants.

In captivity, mice are commonly fed commercial pelleted mouse diet.

[10][11] Mice are common experimental animals in laboratory research of biology and psychology fields primarily because they are mammals, and also because they share a high degree of homology with humans.

Reasons for common selection of mice are that they are small and inexpensive, have a widely varied diet, are easily maintained, and can reproduce quickly.

Some common mouse care products are: Mice are a staple in the diet of many small carnivores.

[16] Mice are a delicacy throughout eastern Zambia and northern Malawi,[17] where they are a seasonal source of protein.