Mus musculus domesticus
| Mus musculus domesticus | |
|---|---|
| A female C57BL/6 laboratory mouse, which is domesticated from Mus musculus domesticus. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Mus |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | M. m. domesticus |
| Trinomial name | |
| Mus musculus domesticus Schwarz and Schwarz, 1943 | |
Mus musculus domesticus, the Western European house mouse, is a subspecies of the house mouse (Mus musculus). Some laboratory mouse strains, such as C57BL/6, are domesticated from M. m. domesticus.