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 ...

The meadow jumping mouse has hind legs much longer than the front legs and a tapered tail that is nearly twice as long as the combined length of the head and body. The coarse fur is yellowish brown ...

Even with federal protection, New Mexico meadow jumping mice are being driven extinct by grazing on public lands. They’ve almost disappeared from two of the last places they live: the Sacramento ...

A white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus ... known as torpor during the hottest part of the summer. The woodland jumping ...

Mary Alice and I went to a Christmas tree farm to buy our tree. While waiting to pay for the tree we selected, a young couple ahead of us were paying for the tree they had just cut down. The young man ...

DESCRIPTION: The Preble's jumping mouse has a distinct dark, broad stripe on its back running from head to tail, bordered on either side by gray to orange-brown fur. The fur on its underside is white ...