The deer mice are the principal reservoir of Sin Nombre (SN) virus, the primary etiologic agent of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) in North America, a relatively-new acute respiratory ...

Hantavirus is most common in the eastern, mountainous regions of the state. Most cases have been reported from Mono, Inyo, and Mariposa counties. Since deer mice prefer forests, grasslands, and ...

Discover innovative and sustainable agricultural practices for successful mouse deer farming. Learn how smart breeding techniques, optimized nutrition, and eco-friendly habitat management ...

A family of deer mice snuggling in a bird-nesting box. | Michael Siluk/Collection Mix: Subjects/Getty Images More than half of U.S. cases occurred in six Western states: Colorado, New Mexico ...

News Sci/Tech Cool Critters: Cute, all-American western deer mouse plays big role in our ecosystem Sun., Jan. 5, 2025 The western deer mouse, named only about five years ago, thrives in a variety ...

The silver-backed chevrotain, also known as the Vietnamese mouse-deer, is about the size of a large rabbit, with a silver sheen on its rump. The creatures have tusk-like incisors, visible in the ...

Teams of mountaineering mice are helping advance understanding into how evolutionary adaptation to localized conditions can enable a single species to thrive across diverse environments. In a study ...

Local adaptation, plasticity, and evolved resistance to hypoxic cold stress in high-altitude deer mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2024; 121 (41) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2412526121 ...

In a study led by Naim Bautista of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, highland deer mice and their lowland cousins ventured on a simulated seven-week ascent to 6,000 meters. By tracking how the ...

The species hails from the Andes mountains, living at elevations up to 22,110 feet, and was discovered by Storz. The deer mice study was recently published in PNAS.

According to officials of Nehru Zoological Park, the mouse deer receive special attention in various aspects of their care, including habitat management, nutrition, and breeding.