Hair specimen: Mus musculus (House mouse): Hair from study skin
Most diagnostic features for this species:
1. 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
General shape:
Length (mm): maximum 9
Maximum diameter observed (μm): 70
Colour:
Microscopic features
Citation
Lowe B, Wehi PM. 2017. New Zealand hair identification factsheets: House mouse: Hair from study skin
www.landcareresearch.co.nz/hair-identification
Accessed: 28 April 2024