What's the scientific name for a mouse ? know all about felines, cainines, equines, bovines, etc . but is there a similar name for a mouse ?
2007-11-07 08:07:00 · 15 answers · asked by I_hate_being_single 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Felines and Canines both refer to their respective FAMILIES based on scientific classification.
Dog - Canidae = Canine Family or Canines
Cat - Felidae = Feline Family or Felines
Mouse - Muridae = Murine Family or Murines {not commonly used though as they are more popularly called based on the ORDER they belong which is RODENTIA thus called RODENTS.}
The scientific names (or binomial name) of the mouse varies in every species. {House mouse} for exampke is "MUS MUSCULUS". Such name is based on combining its GENUS AND SPECIES classification.
2007-11-09 20:07:04 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ lani s 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scientific name is the species name. There are many species of mouse, and each one has its own scientific name.
Mouse taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Superfamily: Muroidea
Family: Muridae
Subfamily: Murinae
Genus: Mus
2007-11-08 08:06:06 · answer #2 · answered by Akatsuki 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A mouse is a rodent.
2007-11-07 16:14:30 · answer #3 · answered by Brenda 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A mouse is a rodent.
2007-11-07 16:11:13 · answer #4 · answered by misty1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Murine--but the word is used as an adjective in reference to laboratory mice (example "murine model" --a euphenism for a mouse used in lab experiements.) Otherwise, I think mice are simply categorized as rodents.
2007-11-07 16:11:02 · answer #5 · answered by philosophyangel 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Feline comes from the family name for cats (Felidae).
Canine comes from the family name for dogs (Canidae).
The family that a mouse belongs to is Muridae, so I guess the word you want is murine.
2007-11-07 16:16:00 · answer #6 · answered by BNP 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A rodent
2007-11-07 16:10:35 · answer #7 · answered by Judy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i know this changes the patern but a mouse is a rodent
2007-11-07 18:44:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only word that comes to mind is RODENT
2007-11-07 16:10:37 · answer #9 · answered by LuLu 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a rodent
2007-11-07 17:08:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋