Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua

Landcare-Research -Manaaki Whenua

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: 6 November 2024