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 deer mouse is nocturnal, and is most active at twilight ... Identification and recent distribution of white-footed mice (Peromyscus) in New England. Journal of Mammalogy, 54:41-49.

Not many people appreciate mice. And I’ll be the first to step forward to say that some of their habits are not endearing.

Unlike the house mouse, deer mouse droppings can spread hantavirus, which causes a potentially fatal lung condition in humans ...

The laboratory mouse genome has been sequenced and many mouse genes have human homologues. Other mouse species sometimes used in laboratory research include two American species, the white-footed ...