House mice have excellent vision and hearing, a keen sense of smell, and use their whiskers to feel air movements and surface textures. House mice often squeak to each other in the nest. They use pheromones and other smells to communicate with each other about social dominance, family composition, and reproductive readiness. It was recently discovered that male mice produce complex, ultrasonic songs in response to female sex pheromones.

Communication Channels: acoustic ; chemical

Other Communication Modes: pheromones

Perception Channels: visual ; acoustic ; ultrasound