Amouse was a smallrodent found onEarth, as well as a variety of otherworlds. They were characterized by their pointed snout, largeeyes andears, and a longtail.
Mice are often a favorite food of certainreptile species. In particular,Xindi-Reptilians were fond of eating live mice. (ENT: "Zero Hour")
In2265, after hearingHikaru Sulu'smathematical estimation of the rateGary Mitchell's powers would increase by,Spock toldJames T. Kirk that in amonth, Mitchell would have as much in common with the rest of thecrew of theUSSEnterprise as that same crew now would have with a ship of white mice.(TOS: "Where No Man Has Gone Before")
In2266, Spock likened theOnlies (with the exception ofMiri) to mice, because they were highly elusive and knewtheir homeworld too well to be approached by him. (TOS: "Miri")
A mouse was aboardspace stationRegula I in the year2285, which startledDr.Leonard McCoy. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)
Cats were traditionally known to chase mice. As of2370,Data's catSpot had never encountered a mouse or any other form of rodent, which once left Data at a loss to explain what the cat wasdreaming about. (TNG: "Phantasms")
The cat-and-mouse relationship eventually lent itself to the phrase "cat-and-mouse game", when one individual or group persistently chases another. (TOS: "Friday's Child", "The Squire of Gothos";TAS: "Once Upon a Planet";VOY: "Equinox, Part II")
In response to aHirogen hunter's boasting in2374,Tom Paris said that he once tracked a mouse throughJefferies tube 32. (VOY: "Prey")
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