| Hint | Explanation | Answer | % Correct |
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| Mus fragilicauda (sheath-tailed mouse) | It was Data Deficient in 2008, but became Least Concern in 2016. | Least Concern | 75%
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| Mus musculus (house mouse) | Least Concern | 75%
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| Mus spicilegus (steppe mouse) | Habitat loss has made its population decrease. The decrease is continuing and should be monitored. | Least Concern | 75%
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| Mus spretus (western Mediterranean mouse) | Least Concern | 75%
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| Mus terricolor (earth-colored mouse) | Least Concern | 75%
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| Mus baoulei (Baoule's mouse) | Least Concern | 75%
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| Mus bufo (toad mouse) | The Lake Kivu taxon may be a different species and may qualify for a Threatened category. | Least Concern | 75%
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| Mus haussa (Hausa mouse) | When you say "Hausa mouse", make sure the listener does not misunderstand it! It sounds similar to "house mouse". | Least Concern | 75%
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| Mus mattheyi (Matthey's mouse) | Least Concern | 75%
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| Mus minutoides (pygmy mouse) | It forms an unresolved species complex with Mus musculoides. | Least Concern | 75%
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| Mus musculoides | The IUCN does not provide any common names for it. It forms an unresolved species complex with the pygmy mouse. | Least Concern | 75%
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| Mus setulosus (Peters's mouse) | The common name IUCN provides (Peter's mouse) may be inaccurate. This quiz uses the common name in the Mammal Diversity Database page for the species. | Least Concern | 75%
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| Mus setzeri (Setzer's mouse; Setzer's pygmy mouse) | Least Concern | 75%
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| Mus sorella (Thomas's mouse; Thomas's pygmy mouse) | Least Concern | 75%
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| Mus triton (gray-bellied mouse; gray-bellied pygmy mouse) | Least Concern | 75%
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| Mus phillipsi (Phillips's mouse) | Least Concern | 75%
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| Mus platythrix (flat-haired mouse) | Least Concern | 75%
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| Mus saxicola (brown spiny mouse; rock-loving mouse) | Least Concern | 75%
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| Mus shortridgei (Shortridge’s mouse) | Least Concern | 75%
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| Mus booduga (little Indian field mouse) | Least Concern | 50%
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| Mus caroli (Ryukyu mouse) | Least Concern | 50%
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| Mus cervicolor (fawn-colored mouse) | Least Concern | 50%
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| Mus cookii (Cook's mouse) | Least Concern | 50%
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| Mus cypriacus (Cyprus mouse) | It occurs in a small area, so a decline in population would make reassessment necessary, if it happens. | Least Concern | 50%
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| Mus macedonicus (Macedonian mouse) | Least Concern | 50%
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| Mus indutus (desert pygmy mouse) | Least Concern | 50%
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| Mus mahomet (Mahomet mouse) | Least Concern | 50%
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| Mus tenellus (delicate mouse) | Least Concern | 50%
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| Mus crociduroides (Sumatran shrewlike mouse) | Its population status and the limits of its distribution are not well known. | Data Deficient | 25%
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| Mus famulus (Bonhote's mouse; servant mouse) | B1ab(ii,iii). It occurs in a small area, it is only found in fewer than five locations, its population is severely fragmented, and its habitat is degrading. | Endangered | 25%
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| Mus pahari (Gairdner's shrewmouse) | Least Concern | 25%
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| Mus vulcani (Javan shrew-like mouse; volcano mouse) | Least Concern | 25%
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| Mus callewaerti (Callewaert's mouse) | There is no information about its population, its ecology, and threats to it. | Data Deficient | 0%
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| Mus goundae (Gounda mouse) | It is only known to exist in a small area of land in the Central African Republic. Its range is likely to be incompletely known, and there is no information on its population and threats to it. | Data Deficient | 0%
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| Mus neavei (Neave's mouse) | There are still uncertainties of its extent of occurrence, its natural history, and threats to it. | Data Deficient | 0%
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| Mus oubanguii (Oubangui mouse) | There is very little information about this species. | Data Deficient | 0%
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| Mus fernandoni (Ceylon spiny mouse) | B2ab(iii). It occupies a pretty small area, the population is severely fragmented, and the situation of its habitat continues to degrade. | Endangered | 0%
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| Mus mayori (Mayor’s mouse) | B1ab(iii). It occurs in a small area, its population is severely fragmented, and its habitat is degrading. | Vulnerable | 0%
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