Deer mice construct spherical or cup-shaped nests of shredded plant fibers, fur, and feathers under logs, stumps, rocks in the abandoned dens of other mammals, but prefers natural cavities of tress.

Ever since 1993, when a deadly disease outbreak in the Four Corners first revealed the presence of hantavirus in North ...

But they are probably more closely related to camelids than the true deer species. Their Sinhala name ‘Mi Minna’ literally means ‘mouse deer’ and the animal’s Tamil name ‘Sarukuman ...

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 ...

The silver-backed chevrotain, also called the Vietnamese mouse-deer, was last recorded in the 1990s. The animal, a deer-like species that is the size of a rabbit, has been hanging on in a region ...

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 ...

Here's what you need to know about hantavirus, the rodent-borne pathogen blamed for the death of Betsy Arakawa, the wife of actor Gene Hackman. Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome has killed at least 34 ...

Mono County Public Health has confirmed a second death related to hantavirus in Mammoth Lakes. Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome ...