Muridae
From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
Family: Muridae
Scientific Name | Common Name | Summary |
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Mus musculus | House Mouse | There are apparently few collections of this introduced species from the region, with most of them from the 1940s or earlier(?). One 2006 collection in Arctos from the Mendenhall Wetlands is recorded as this species. Current status is not well known. |
Rattus norvegicus | Brown Rat | Introduced species so far only known from near populated areas (where it is associated with human activity?). |