### animal | vertebrate | mammal | rodent | mouse:

House mouse
* House mice are also important prey items for many small predators
  - excellent climbers and can run up any rough vertical surface
  - generalists in their diet
* House mice are generally most active at night, although some are active during the day
  - nocturnal, although some are active during the day in human dwellings
  - gray or brown rodents with relatively large ears and small eyes
  - host to a variety of parasites
  - light brown to dark gray in color with a lighter colored belly
  - nibblers and like to try new foods
  - primarily nocturnal
  - second only to humanity as the most populous mammals in urban areas
* House mice are small and can enter buildings through openings as small as inch
  - enter buildings through openings very small
  - subordinant to harvest mice and meadow voles
  - tiny compared to elephants
* House mice are very prolific rodents
* House mice can also destroy huge amounts of stored food
  - climb well and readily jump from high places
  - establish long-term residence in homes and offices
  - cause damage
* House mice cause structural damage to buildings by their gnawing and nest building activities
  - buildings by their gnawing and nest-building activities
  - consume food
  - contribute to the spread of several human and animal diseases, including bubonic plague
* House mice eat almost anything, but they prefer grains and grain products
  - many types of food but prefer seeds and grain
  - seeds, crops, insects, and even such things as soap and glue
  - storm-petrel eggs
  - enter structures
* House mice feed on cereal grain
  - have tracheae
* House mice live and thrive under a variety of conditions in and around homes and farms
  - rely on pheromone
* House mice share characteristics
  - reproductive characteristics
  - several characteristics
  - survive environments
  - tend to have longer tails and darker fur when living closely with humans
  - use both audible and ultrasonic calls in a variety of contexts
  - weigh ounces
* Most house mice cause damage
* Most house mice feed on cereal grain
* Most house mice share reproductive characteristics
* Some house mice carry bacteria.
* Some house mice have adult body length
  - expression
  - transmit diseases
* are mammals
  - omnivores

### animal | vertebrate | mammal | rodent | mouse:

Kangaroo mouse
* Kangaroo mice are gentle and adapt well to captivity
  - nocturnal , and are most active in the two hours following sunset
  - live near shrubs growing in fine gravelly soil or windblown sand dunes
  - make burrows in sand
+ Burrow: Animals
  * Burrows can be made in different materials. Kangaroo mice make burrows in sand. Termites make burrows in wood. Some sea urchins and clams make burrows in rock. Burrows can also be make in different shapes and sizes. Some burrows are simple tubes a few centimeters long. Others are many tunnels and rooms that connect to each other.
+ Kangaroo mouse: Geomyoid rodents
  * The Dark Kangaroo Mouse is also known to feed occasionally on insects and carrion. Interestingly, the mouse never drinks water, instead deriving it metabolically from the foods it eats. The kangaroo mouse collects food and maintains large stocks in their burrows. The burrow, the entrance to which the mouse covers during daylight hours, is also used to raise litters of between 2 and 7 young. The Pale Kangaroo Mouse burrows only in fine sand, while the Dark Kangaroo Mouse prefers fine, gravelly soils but may also burrow in sand or sandy soil. Kangaroo mice are nocturnal, and are most active in the two hours following sunset. They are believed to hibernate during cold weather.

Male mouse
* Male mice become imprinted with the odor of littermates during the first three weeks of life
  - emit pheromones that can promote the sexual development of nearby females
  - have diets
  - show their natural territorial behaviour also in captivity
* Most male mice have diets.