If a truly snowy winter ever arrives to our region, you might see footprints resembling those left by some tiny, whimsical rabbit. In reality, they likely belong to the western deer mouse.

The range is transcontinental, and from Alaska to southern Mexico, except for the southeastern U.S. In the Adirondacks the deer mouse is wide spread, occurring in all terrestrial habitats at all ...

A tiny deer-like animal has been born at a zoo in the U.K. – and it's so small, it resembles a mouse. In fact, the animal is called a mouse deer and it is about 8 inches tall, around the size of ...

Also known as the mouse deer, chevrotains are shy and mysterious, and not much is known about them. But here's what we do know. 1. Chevrotains are not mice, nor are they deer. BirdHunter591/iStock ...

Neither mouse nor deer, this Vietnamese ungulate is shy, walks on the tips of its hooves and was just spotted in the wild for the first time in almost 30 years. Environmental group Global ...

First-time mother Brienne gave birth to the lesser Malayan mouse deer at England's Bristol Zoo Garden almost a month ago Georgia Slater is a staff editor on the Parents team at PEOPLE. She has ...

Unlike the drab gray city-dwelling house mouse, the deer mouse is sharply attired with fur that is soft brown and pure white.