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House mouse Mus musculus: hair from study skin

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This factsheet assists in the identification of sample hairs from a house mouse study skin.

Most diagnostic features for this species

  1. Mouse. Image: © By 4028mdk09 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

    Mouse. Image: © By 4028mdk09 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

    Concavo-convex cross-section with a wide medulla

Sample

Description: Range of hairs from adult study skin

Sample origin: Brunner and Coman 1974 "The identification of mammalian hair". Melbourne, Australia: Inkata Press

Hair profile

Length (mm): maximum 9

Maximum diameter observed (μm): 70

Mouse. Profile of guard hairs and underhairs. Image
Mouse. Profile of guard hairs and underhairs.

Microscopic features

Mouse. Over (O), guard (G) and under (U) hair cross-sections (magnification x486). Image: © Brunner H, Coman B. 1974. The Identification of Mammalian Hair. Inkata Press, Melbourne. Image
Mouse. Over (O), guard (G) and under (U) hair cross-sections (magnification x486). Image: © Brunner H, Coman B. 1974. The Identification of Mammalian Hair. Inkata Press, Melbourne.

Citation

Lowe B, Wehi PM. 2017. New Zealand hair identification factsheets: House mouse: Hair from study skin
https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/tools-and-resources/identification/hair-sample-identification-and-factsheets/hair-from-animal-or-animal-skin/house-mouse
Accessed: 17 November 2020