Nebraska mammals

House Mouse in Nebraska

Mus musculus

Introduced to Nebraska

Nebraska's Mus musculus records are of an introduced species; it does not occur here as a wild native population.

IUCN Red List status

  1. LC
  2. NT
  3. VU
  4. EN
  5. CR
  6. EW
  7. EX

LC – Least Concern

Widespread and abundant; not at risk.

House Mouse in Nebraska, by the numbers

Occasional in Nebraska 37th most recorded of 95 mammals logged in Nebraska

40 occurrence records
38 with iNaturalist photos
Jun 21, 2026 Last seen in Nebraska

Records from 2000–2026.

40 total records count every Nebraska occurrence from GBIF and iNaturalist; the map plots a georeferenced sample of 38; the monthly chart covers the 38 records with a full observation date.

When to look for the House Mouse in Nebraska

Most sightings fall in July to August.

38 Nebraska occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) by month of year, 2000–2026. Shows when the species is recorded, not a guarantee of presence.

Monthly Nebraska records (table)
MonthRecords
January4
February1
March1
April3
May0
June4
July5
August7
September1
October5
November5
December2

Monthly house mouse occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) in Nebraska, 2000–2026.

Seasonality

Year-round in Nebraska, with recorded sightings peaking in July–August, with a smaller rise in October–November.

Occurrence map

Where House Mouse has been recorded in Nebraska

38 records mapped · zoom and drag to explore

38 Nebraska records mapped

Where it's recorded in Nebraska

CountyRecords
Douglas County 14
Lancaster County 13
Adams County 3
Sarpy County 3
Cass County 2
Scotts Bluff County 1
Gage County 1
Knox County 1
Other localities 2

The complete county distribution, spread across 8 Nebraska counties. Every occurrence record falls in one county, so these sum to the total. Counties from GBIF and US Census boundaries.

House mice are introduced commensal rodents in Nebraska, and NatureServe’s SNA rank, not applicable, reflects that introduced species don’t receive a state conservation status. Most of the 40 records appear on iNaturalist (38), with 29 in GBIF and much overlap between the two, so casual sightings, concentrated in Douglas and Lancaster counties around Omaha and Lincoln, drive most of what’s documented about this species here.

Records scatter across every month but May, with August highest at 7 and no sharp spike, which fits a mouse that breeds indoors year-round regardless of outside conditions.

Occurrence data from iNaturalist and GBIF.

House Mouse in other states

More mammals in Nebraska in the atlas

Data & sources

The data and visualizations on this page draw on these open sources:

  • GBIFCC-BY 4.0occurrence records behind the range map, elevation, and record counts
  • iNaturalistCC0 / CC-BY / CC-BY-SAobservations, photos, and audio recordings
  • NatureServe ExplorerCC-BYthe state conservation rank
  • IUCN Red Listattributed factthe global conservation status
  • USGS NASpublic domainnative / introduced status
  • Natural Earthpublic domainthe relief basemap
  • USFSpublic domainnational-forest boundaries