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tree mouse: see mouse 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 rodents called rats is in size: mice are usually smaller. ..... Click the link for more information. ; vole vole, name for a large number of mouselike rodents , related to the lemmings . Most range in length from 3 1-2 to 7 in. (9–18 cm) and have rounded bodies with gray or brown coats, blunt muzzles, small ears concealed in the long fur, and short tails. ..... Click the link for more information. . |
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Despite widespread habitat destruction on the Philippine Island of Luzon, scientists have discovered a featherweight tree mouse there with an unexpected evolutionary past. |
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