Mouse Facts: Types of Mice, Habitat & Habits

 A mouse is a small rodent with a pointed nose, furry round body, large ears and long, often hairless, tails. There are hundreds of mice, divided into subfamilies of either Old World or New World species. 

Size:

Mice come in a mixture of colours and sizes. Some standard mice colours are White, Brown and Grey.  Some are very tiny, and others are around the size of a Baked Potato. 

Mice typically grow from 1 to 7 Inc (2.54 to 18 Cent) in length and weigh between 0.5 and 1 Ounce (.23 to .028 Kgs). The African pygmy is the tiny known mouse on the planet. It measures 1.2 - 3.1 Inc (3.04 to 7.874 cm) and can weigh less than .35 ounces (.01 kg). These measurements do not include tail length. Mice have tail that are as long as their body.

Where do mice live?

Mice are brave creatures that are found in nearly every country and type of terrain. They can live in forests, grasslands and manufactured structures easily. Mice typically make a burrow underground if they live out in the wild. Their cave helps protect them from predators. Their natural predators are cats, birds, wild dogs and foxes. Where do mice live?

Mice are nocturnal, meaning they were sleeping during the daytime—that why house mice can be heard playing during the night. The most house mice are afraid of humans and others animal. They are very social with other mice. Others mice are very friendly toward humans and can make good pets for older children and adults. 

What do mice eat?

They eat around 15 to 20 times per day, so they build their homes nearby places that have readily accessible food sources.

Other facts

Mice are much like humans in their bodies and minds work. So that laboratory uses mice as test subjects for medicines and other items used on humans. Nearly all modern medicine is tested on mice before they go to human medical trials.
Mice are tough little creatures when they have their minds set on a crunchy scorpion snack. However, they can withstand multiple scorpion bites