Mouse Breeds - WikiNormals

()Map WIKINORMALS (Map) SMALL RODENT SECTION

Overview

The information below is based on that avaliable at "The National Mouse Club", which provides descriptions of fancy breeds of mice - mice bred selectively for the purposes of showing. As with other Small Rodents, the examples displayed below are not strictly breed types but rather, a description of colours and markings commonly found.

For further information please see; http://www.thenationalmouseclub.co.uk/breeds

Self

• The colours below are the most commonly found in Fancy mice. Body colour should be evenly distributed across the whole body. Ears, tail and belly should also be the same as the main body colour.

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  Black
  (Black Eye)
  WikiCommons

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  Blue
  (Black Eye)
  

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  Champagne
  (Pink Eye)
  freewebs.com

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  Chocolate
  (Black Eye)
  thefunmouse.com

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  Cream
  (Black or Pink Eye)
  thefunmouse.com

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  Dove
  (Pink Eye)
  freewebs.com

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  Fawn
  (Pink Eye)
  flickr.com

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  Red
  (Black Eye)
  

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  Silver
  (Black or Pink Eye)
  flickr.com

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  White
  (Black or Pink Eye)
  WikiCommons

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  Lilac
  (Black Eye)
  

Tan

• Any of the self colours are usually found but the belly has a golden appearence with a clear line of demarcation between the body colour and golden belly. Eye colour is usually per that of the non-tan body colour.

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  Black Tan
  freewebs.com

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  Dove Tan
  WikiCommons

Marked

• All examples below are common types of markings. Eye colour is usually the same as the 'Self' coloured varieties.

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  Dutch
  miceandrats.com

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  Even Marked
  (Equally balanced markings)
  

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  Broken Marked
  perfectpatches.co.uk

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  Variegated
  (No spots or solid areas)
  thefunmouse.com

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  Himalayan
  freewebs.com

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  Rump White
  thefunmouse.com

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  Tricolour
  flickr.com

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  Banded
  flickr.com

Satin

• Coat should have a high degree of sheen resulting in a satin appearence. Usually occurs in all standard colours.

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  Champagne Satin
  freewebs.com

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  Red Satin
  turtleworldsam.com

Other Colour Varieties

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  Agouti
  WikiCommons

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  Cinnamon
  photobucket.com