Cats that went feral are posing an additional threat to the Okinawa spiny rat and other rare and endangered species in the northern part of Okinawa's main island, experts say. Researchers blamed ...

Lowland Streaked Tenrec is a spiny mammal that's native to Madagascar. It's unique black and yellow appearance and quirky ...

Unsurprisingly, the environment supports many other animals as well—hundreds of endemic and migratory species, including 21 that are federally listed, among them the Lower Keys marsh rabbit, the ...

In fact, mice are part of the Muroid family of rodents, which also includes rats, gerbils, voles ... while the California deer mouse stays pregnant for around 33 days. The Cairo spiny mouse has a ...

Urban dwellers in Washington D.C., San Francisco, Toronto, New York City, and Amsterdam might have seen rats scurrying across their cities — and they're not imagining an influx. Rat populations ...

Scientists have some good news for rats and some bad news for city dwellers. Rat populations are rising in cities including Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, reports a study released Friday ...

Two subway stations in the neighborhood claimed the top two spots for rat sightings on a popular app over the last 30 days. The 116th Street subway station has been crowned the rattiest of all ...

In the first study of its kind, scientists found a correlation between climate change and a rise in urban rat populations. A rat scurries across West Broadway in New York City. A study looking at ...

There’s a saying that in a big city you are never more than six feet away from a rat. It’s an urban myth, but scientists are warning cities across the globe are becoming far rattier ...

WASHINGTON — (AP) — Rat infestation in many world cities appears to be soaring, especially in Washington, and a new study blames warming temperatures, urbanization and other human actions.