The deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus), sometimes called the field mouse, is a little bigger than a house mouse. It's easily distinguishable by its deer-like color, due to dense fur that's brown ...

The wood-mouse, also known as the long-tailed field mouse, is a native mammal, unlike the house mouse, a newer arrival. Wood mice avoid predation by staying out of sight, hiding away in small ...

This subgenus contains all of the "true old world mice" including the house mouse M. musculus — the main focus ... in figure 2.2. There is still a great deal of confusion in the field of rodent ...