Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Vietnam mouse-deer (Tragulus versicolor), also known as the silver-backed chevrotain, is an even-toed ungulate in the family Tragulidae known only from Vietnam. It was first described in 1910 by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas , who procured four specimens from Nha Trang in Annam .
A mouse (pl.: mice) is a small rodent. Characteristically, mice are known to have a pointed snout, small rounded ears, a body-length scaly tail, and a high breeding rate. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse (Mus musculus). Mice are also popular as pets. In some places, certain kinds of field mice are locally common. They are ...
The fawn-colored mouse (Mus cervicolor) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Cambodia , India , Indonesia , Laos , Myanmar , Nepal , Thailand , and Vietnam . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. VU: Vulnerable: The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. NT: Near threatened: The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future. LC: Least concern
The suborder Myomorpha contains 1,524 species of mouse-like rodents, [1] nearly a quarter of all mammal species. Included are mice , rats , gerbils , hamsters , lemmings , and voles . They are grouped according to the structure of their jaws and molar teeth .
The body length of this species is 75.6 mm (2.98 in), with a 47.5 mm (1.87 in) tail. [ 4 ] It is larger on average than B. brunneus . [ 3 ] Uncharacteristically of other members in the family Cricetidae they have 14 cheek teeth instead of 12.
The genus Mus or typical mice refers to a specific genus of muroid rodents, all typically called mice (the adjective "muroid" comes from the word "Muroidea", which is a large superfamily of rodents, including mice, rats, voles, hamsters, gerbils, and many other relatives), though the term can be used for other rodents.
The house mouse (Mus musculus) is a small mammal of the order Rodentia, characteristically having a pointed snout, large rounded ears, and a long and almost hairless tail.. It is one of the most abundant species of the genus M