The native deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ... This rare photo of a baby mouse eating a lupine seed in broad daylight was taken by Washington University graduate student Steve Kroiss.

Unlike the deer mouse which it closely resembles, the white-footed mouse’s fur is not soft and luxuriant, and the general color of the back and sides is a reddish or orangish, not grayish, brown. A ...

RELEASED. NEW RESEARCH FROM UNM REVEALING HANTAVIRUS COMMONLY LINKED TO DEER MICE, HAS BEEN FOUND IN 30 SMALL MAMMAL SPECIES IN NEW MEXICO, INCLUDING RODENTS LIKE GROUND SQUIRRELS, CHIPMUNKS ...