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Scientific Name: Mus musculus
Habitat: Usually found in close association with humans. Wild populations live in fields and occasionally in wooded areas near human habitations.
Diet: Omnivorous—the house mouse is opportunistic, feeding on all types of organic material that it encounters.
Interesting Facts: This Old World rodent is the common pest found living in houses, barns, and other human habitations. It arrived in the New World as a stowaway on board ship and has lived successfully around people for centuries.
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