House Mouse
Front teeth
One pair of distinctive chisel shaped incisors with hard yellow enamel on front surfaces.
Head
Bulging eyes in a small head.
Ears
Large rounded ears.
Colouring
Brownish-grey above, white to grey or pale yellow below; soft dense fur to 7mm long.
Tail
Scaly tail, about same length as body
75-100 mm.
Body size
60-100 mm.
Body weight
10-25 g.
Preferred habitat
Secluded parts of buildings, reed beds, cracks in the ground or shallow burrow systems, make nests of shredded materials. Closely associated with humans, common in urban areas.
Habit
Mainly nocturnal.
Status
Introduced rodent.
Scientific name
Mus musculus.
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Can you tell me the size (width) of a mouse’s incisor teeth. I am trying to identify what I think is damage from a mouse bite on the surface of a piece of plastic tubing.
Dear A Boiarski,
Identification of House Mouse damage is probably easier done by looking for signs of their presence, droppings is usually the easiest way for identification to what type of rodents may be present, as rodent inscissors grow like our finger nails they have to constantly chew to keep them to a length so they can feed.
thanks Colin
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