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 ...

There are 15 species of white-footed mice in the U.S. One of them, the deer mouse, is probably the most common mammal found in North America, from southern Canada all the way into southern Mexico ...

Deer mice are found throughout Washington and much of North America. They prefer to live in woodland areas, but are found in the desert, too. They primarily live in rural areas, according to the DOH.

The key is finding a way to give a specially developed vaccine to white-footed or deer mice, carriers that are one of the […] Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 77°F.

Deer mice and white-footed mice (members of the genus Peromyscus) inhabit almost the entire continent. These twin species are cute, classic mice with brown fur, white bellies, long tails ...

A stock image of a white-footed mouse, the type of rodent the scientists studied for its links to Lyme disease. William J. Weber/Getty. Sam R. Telford III, Professor of Vector-Borne Infections at ...

But not just one generic mouse supports nature’s complex webs of life. More than 70 species of mice, including 18 species of deer mice and 20 species of voles, occurs in virtually every habitat in ...

Deer mice have brown or tan fur with white bellies, legs and feet. Deer mouse tails are also dark on top and light underneath, while house mice have almost hairless tails.

DENVER (CBS4) - Someone in Denver has been diagnosed with hantavirus. It's a rare, but serious and potentially fatal virus often carried by deer mice. The common house mouse does not transmit the ...

Scientists are unearthing a quiet truth about the woods: Where trees grow, or don’t, depends in part on the quirky decisions of small mammals. A deer mouse, temporarily captured for a behavioral ...