According to a new study published in the Journal of Mammalogy, the number of living mammal species has increased by 25% ...

A nutria is a large, semi-aquatic rodent native that is approximately 2 feet long. Its features include a large head, short legs, and a stout body that appears hump-backed on land. Their fur is ...

A living database reveals why the global count of mammal species keeps changing - and why accurate naming matters for ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is encouraging the public to consider eating nutria, an invasive rodent species, as part ...

WASHINGTON — It has the face of a rat and the tail of a skinny squirrel — and scientists say this creature discovered living in central Laos is pretty special: It's a species believed to have been ...

Epidemic-causing viruses are linked to a small number of bat families, not bats as a whole, improving outbreak prevention ...

A new source of sustenance has been added to people's diets in certain regions of the U.S. Wildlife agencies are urging locals to eat an invasive rodent wreaking havoc on the surrounding ecosystem in ...

A student at Bosque School in Albuquerque is being credited for discovering a species of rodent never found in Bernalillo County. Dylan Jenkins found the Hispid Cotton Rat on the school’s campus in ...