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mouse
(Encyclopedia)mouse, name applied to numerous species of small rodents, often having soft gray or brown fur, long hairless tails, and large ears. The chief distinction between these animals and the variety of roden...field mouse
(Encyclopedia)field mouse: see mouse; vole. ...hopping mouse
(Encyclopedia)hopping mouse: see mouse.jumping mouse
(Encyclopedia)jumping mouse, rodent slightly larger than the common mouse, found in North America and N Asia, also called the kangaroo mouse. Its long hind legs and tail enable it to leap distances up to 12 ft (3.7...meadow mouse
(Encyclopedia)meadow mouse: see vole.mouse-deer
(Encyclopedia)mouse-deer: see chevrotain.mouse hare
(Encyclopedia)mouse hare: see pika.lemming mouse
(Encyclopedia)lemming mouse: see vole.kangaroo mouse
(Encyclopedia)kangaroo mouse: see kangaroo rat. ...pocket mouse
(Encyclopedia)pocket mouse, small jumping rodent of W North America and as far south as N South America. More closely related to the squirrel than the true mouse, the pocket mouse gets its name from the fur-lined c...Browse by Subject
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