What is Mouse?
{{for|the computer pointing device|Computer mouse}} {{Automatic Taxobox | name = Mouse | fossil_range = Late [[Miocene]] {{ndash}} Recent | image =Apodemus_sylvaticus_bosmuis.jpg | image_width = 250px | image_caption = House mouse, ''[[Mus musculus]]'' | taxon = Mus | authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1758}} A '''mouse''' ([[plural]] ''mice'') is a small [[rodent]], which is a kind of [[mammal]]. It has a pointed snout, small rounded ears, a body-length scaly tail and a high breeding rate. Most belong to the mus genus. The best known mouse species is the common [[house mouse]] (''Mus musculus''). Usually, house mice are brownish-gray. It is also a popular pet. In some places, certain kinds of field mice are also common. They are known to invade homes for food and occasionally shelter. These small [[animal]]s are often used in [[science]] [[experiment]]s, or sometimes kept as [[pet]]s.<ref>http://animal.discovery.com/mammals/mouse-info.htm</ref> Some mice carry [[disease]]s. In some places they damage [[crops]]. This causes some people to think of mice as [[vermin]] or [[pest (biology)|pest]]s.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Meerburg BG, Singleton GR, Leirs H |title=The Year of the Rat ends: time to fight hunger! |journal=Pest Manag Sci |volume=65 |issue=4 |year=2009 |doi=10.1002/ps.1718 |url=http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121686000/abstract |pmid=19206089 |pages=351–2 |access-date=2013-10-28 |archive-date=2012-12-17 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121217192631/http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121686000/abstract |url-status=dead | issn=1526-498X }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=Meerburg BG, Singleton GR, Kijlstra A|title=Rodent-borne diseases and their risks for public health|journal=Crit Rev Microbiol|volume=35 |issue=3|year=2009|doi=10.1080/10408410902989837|url=http://www.informahealthcare.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/10408410902989837 |pmid=19548807 |pages=221–70|s2cid=205694138}}</ref> Many other people think mice are cute and fun animals. Mice are rodents, therefore they are