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Mice (the plural of '''mouse''') are small herbivorous rodent mammals. There are many species of mice. The common house mouse ''Mus musculus'' is widely distributed worldwide, having accompanied human travelers to many countries beyond its natural range. Typically mice will feed on seeds and other plant material, though mousetraps for the house mouse are usually baited with [[cheese]].  

Mice (the plural of '''mouse''') are small herbivorous rodent mammals. There are many species of mice including non related [[mammal]]s such as [[dormice]]. The common house mouse ''Mus musculus'' is widely distributed worldwide, having accompanied human travelers to many countries beyond its natural range. Typically mice will feed on seeds and other plant material, though mousetraps for the house mouse are usually baited with [[cheese]].  

== Mice and Mankind ==

== Mice and Mankind ==

*Mice are a serious [[agriculture|agricultural]] pest, damaging growing crops and stealing stored grain.

*Mice are often mistakenly identified as [[rat]]s. a serious [[agriculture|agricultural]] pest, damaging growing crops and stealing stored grain.

*Mice are a [[disease vector]] for several diseases including [[food poisoning]] and [[bubonic plague]].

*Again, mice are often blamed as a [[disease vector]] for certain diseases including [[bubonic plague]] better attributed to [[rats]].

*The laboratory mouse is widely used as an experimental organism in biomedical research. There are many specialised breeds, such as the nude mouse, a hairless [[mutant]] strain used in [[cancer]] research.

*The laboratory mouse is widely used as an experimental organism in biomedical research. There are many specialised breeds, such as the nude mouse, a hairless [[mutant]] strain used in [[cancer]] research and the Onken mouse, a mouse bred to have cancerous cells from birth.

*Mice are commonly kept as pets, and are also bred as food items for other, carnivorous pet animals.

*Mice are commonly kept as pets, and are also bred as food items for other, carnivorous pet animals.