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 ...

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