As winter descends upon us, so does the increased likelihood of finding unwelcome houseguests scurrying across our floors—the house mouse, Mus musculus (scientific). While these tiny rodents may ...

Glass and smoothly painted walls are harder for a mouse to climb because there’s no place to grip. House mice are usually gray with cream-colored bellies. Their fur color may vary from light ...

One of the most obvious signs of a mouse infestation is feces. The poop of a typical house mouse is only a few millimeters long, black, and pellet-like. Mice poop a lot, and they poop just about ...

In fact, there's even a mouse mascot with the food in his name: Chuck E. Cheese. But do real mice actually crave a nutty, odorous Gruyere? Not exactly. The house mouse probably evolved in Central ...

The species commonly seen inside people’s homes is the house mouse, which doesn’t carry the hantavirus pathogen. At first glance, it resembles a deer mouse. There are key differences ...