White-footed mice — known for their wide eyes and ears, long tails and snow-white bellies and the feet from which they get their name — are often overlooked by humans, hiding out by the ...

The tail is shorter than the combined head-body length, is paler but not white below, and does not end in a tuff of white hairs. In other respects the white-footed mouse is similar to the deer mouse.

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The large hind limbs, bright colors, and long, tapered, white-tipped tail identify the woodland jumping mouse. The 115-160 mm (4.5-6.3 in), sparsely-haired tail, grayish brown above, and white below ...

Their tails are also quite different, ... In some regions of the country, Williams notes, you might also encounter the deer mouse and the white-footed mouse, but they are less common.

The body of a house mouse is anywhere between 2.5 and 3.75 inches long, while its tail is typically 2.75 to 4 inches long. House mice multiply fast. Each female can have up to 35 babies a year.

The rats held immediate appeal for some autism researchers. Others were reluctant to make the switch. After Olsen started working with rat models in 2013, she told a mouse-focused colleague about it.

Scientists have succeeded in reprogramming ordinary cells from the tips of mouse tails and rewinding their developmental clocks so they are virtually indistinguishable from embryonic stem cells ...

Of the many mouse species that inhabit North America, only a few actually find their way into homes. Here's how to recognize ...