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MOUSE - LoveToKnow Article on MOUSE |
 | | With the exception of Madagascar, the genus Mus ranges over practically the whole of the Old World, having indigenous representatives even in Australasia; while the house-mouse, with man's involuntary aid, has succeeded in establishing itself throughout the civilized world. |
 | | musculus, the house-mouse, originally a native of Central Asia, has spread to all the inhabited parts of the globe. |
 | | It is of about the same size and proportions as M. musculus, but of a bright reddish-grey color, with a pure white belly. |
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