Algerian Mouse

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Algerian Mouse
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Muridae Genus: Mus Species: M. spretus
Binomial name
Mus spretus Lataste, 1883

The Algerian Mouse (Mus spretus) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found in Algeria, France, Libya, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, and Tunisia. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland, arable land, and rural gardens.

[edit] References

• Aulagnier, S. 2004. Mus spretus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
• Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.