As of 2021, the American Society of Mammalogists has recognized 2,277 different species of rodents, making up 35% to 40% of all mammal species on the planet, depending on which authority you talk to.

SAN DIEGO — Three deer mice collected during routine monitoring near Mount Laguna earlier this week have tested positive for hantavirus, according to county health officials. Hantavirus, which is a ...

One group of mice easily outnumbers all other native, North American rodents in numbers of species and widespread distributions throughout North America. They are collectively referred to as deer mice ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The infection began getting widespread attention after it was linked to the recent death of Gene ...

For the first two-thirds of November, the month felt more like that of October. Temperatures were much above normal; we recorded 50 degrees or warmer during 12 of the first 18 days. And so, we had no ...

A deer mouse collected during routine monitoring from a rural area near Boulevard has tested positive for the potentially deadly hantavirus, it was announced Thursday. The mouse was collected in ...

Deer are on the move for breeding season, a time that means bucks rubbing their antlers on tree trunks — not to mention whole herds turning their dining attention toward landscape evergreens as other ...

Three deer mice collected near Mount Laguna tested positive for the potentially deadly hantavirus, county officials announced this week. The sample was collected Wednesday during routine monitoring, ...

MOUNT LAGUNA (CNS) - A deer mouse collected near Mount Laguna last month tested positive for the potentially deadly hantavirus, county officials announced Tuesday. The sample was collected Aug. 24 ...