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 ...

All predators of small mammals take deer mice. Some of these are hawks, owls, snakes, short-tailed shrews, foxes, minks, weasels, bobcats and coyotes. Choate, J. R. 1973. Identification and recent ...

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

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