Hochst (Anacardiaceae) is a plant widely used by traditional healers in several African countries to treat numerous illnesses such as Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia, inflammation, infections, ...

Dormice—perhaps best known for the dormouse cameo in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and the subsequent film adaptation—are nocturnal, mouse-like rodents native to the woodlands of Africa, Asia, ...

TOKYO - An endangered rat that is also a natural monument of Japan will be on public display at Inokashira Park Zoo in Musashino, Tokyo, from March 18. The Amami spiny rat, or Amami togenezumi in ...

Multiple paternity in single litters conceived in the wild was recently demonstrated in meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus). In this study, we used an experimental approach (males tethered and ...

Florida is known for sunny days, beautiful beaches, and unfortunately, pests. With palmetto bugs, pythons, and cane toads, Floridians are up to their ears in pesky animals. The palm rat is a species ...

Identification: House mice have light brown to dark grayish brown fur with a lighter underside. With relatively large ears, they range in length from 130mm to 190mm; the tail being 63 to 102mm of the ...

Hamsters, gerbils, and guinea pigs are all types of cute rodents commonly kept as house pets. Here’s a breakdown of how they differ and which physical features can help you tell them apart. Hamsters, ...

Mice are small rodents that are part of the mammal family Muridae. You've probably spotted one before, so you'll recognize their pointy ears, small eyes, whiskers, and long tail. But there are many ...

THIS remarkable rat, which is distinguished from all other Australasian Muridæ by its ponderous molars and some curious features of their crown pattern, was described by Oldfield Thomas so long ago as ...

Journal of Mammalogy, Vol. 99, No. 3 (June 2018), pp. 751-752 (2 pages) Benda, P., et al. 2012. Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. Part 10. Bat fauna of Iran.

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

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