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When a dormouse holds a nut to make a hole in it, he holds it between his two forepaws like hands.

Dormouse

When a dormouse holds a nut to make a hole in it, he holds it between his two forepaws like hands.

Belling the Cat. The mice decide to tie a bell about the cat's neck. Some thing are easier said than done.

Aesop's Fables

Belling the Cat. The mice decide to tie a bell about the cat's neck. Some thing are easier said than…

Vespertilio Limnophilus. A bat of the Genus Vespertilio, which are small and numerous. They are voracious and devour an immernse quantity of insects.

Silesian Bat

Vespertilio Limnophilus. A bat of the Genus Vespertilio, which are small and numerous. They are voracious…

"They have long hindlegs, somewhat like gerboas, rather large ears, long tails, and a remarkable long, proboscis-like nose." —Goodrich, 1885

Elephant Mice

"They have long hindlegs, somewhat like gerboas, rather large ears, long tails, and a remarkable long,…

A scops-eared owl feeding on a small rodent. It is common in Central and Southern Europe.

Scops-Eared Owl

A scops-eared owl feeding on a small rodent. It is common in Central and Southern Europe.

Two common field mice in tall grass.

Field Mice

Two common field mice in tall grass.

"Of the Lemming genus, the Lapland Lemming is the most celebrated which is confined to Lapland and Norway. it is about seven inches long, with a tail half an inch. It burrows in the earth, making its nest of moss; from four to eight are produced twice a year; its color isyellow, variegated with black." — S. G. Goodrich, 1885

Lapland Lemming

"Of the Lemming genus, the Lapland Lemming is the most celebrated which is confined to Lapland and Norway.…

"Is smaller than its proceeding, and resembles the Lapland Lemming. It is found about latitude 56 degrees in mountainous districts of the northwestern British territories." — S. G. Goodrich, 1885

Tawny Lemming

"Is smaller than its proceeding, and resembles the Lapland Lemming. It is found about latitude 56 degrees…

A common musk rat.

Musk Rat

A common musk rat.

It is a reddish-brown color above and black below, but variations in color ar enot uncommon. The length is about nine inches and the tail about three inches.

Hamster

It is a reddish-brown color above and black below, but variations in color ar enot uncommon. The length…

"They are somewhat rat-like in appearance, but are noted for the elegance of their forms, the length of their tail and hind-legs, and the lightness of their movements. Some live in cultivated districts; all burrow in the earth, where they hoard up provisions, and all are nocturnal in their habits." — S. G. Goodrich, 1885

Gerbil

"They are somewhat rat-like in appearance, but are noted for the elegance of their forms, the length…

"Two and a half inches long, with a tail of nearly equal length. It is of a grayish-brown, with a black band running along the back." — S. G. Goodrich, 1885

Sminthus Loriger

"Two and a half inches long, with a tail of nearly equal length. It is of a grayish-brown, with a black…

"Is of a grayish-fawn, six inches long, with a tail two and a half inches. it is found at the Cape of Good Hope." — S. G. Goodrich, 1885

Caffrarian Otomys

"Is of a grayish-fawn, six inches long, with a tail two and a half inches. it is found at the Cape of…

A common brown rat. Lives in houses of thier own construction. Lives in everything from meadows to human houses.

Brown Rat

A common brown rat. Lives in houses of thier own construction. Lives in everything from meadows to human…

"It being four to five inches long, the tail nearly the length of the body. Its color is a yellowish-fawn above and white below; the eyes are large and prominent; ears large. It lives in the woods and fields in the summer, but in winter it resorts to the granaries." — S. G. Goodrich, 1885

Long Tailed Field Mouse

"It being four to five inches long, the tail nearly the length of the body. Its color is a yellowish-fawn…

"The smallest of mice, and perhaps the very minutest of mammalia, an English half-penny weighing down two of them, lives in the fields and makes his little nest two or three feet from the ground on several standing stalks of wheat, bound together by grass." — S. G. Goodrich, 1885

Harvest Mouse

"The smallest of mice, and perhaps the very minutest of mammalia, an English half-penny weighing down…

A Harvest Mouse nest constructed of grass woven together on three stalks.

Harvest Mouse Nest

A Harvest Mouse nest constructed of grass woven together on three stalks.

A rat in a hawk's talons.

Hawk and Rat

A rat in a hawk's talons.

"It is of a grayish-fawn color, with ten longitudinal brown strips along the back. Between the size of a field mouse and a black rat." — S. G. Goodrich, 1885

Barbary Mouse

"It is of a grayish-fawn color, with ten longitudinal brown strips along the back. Between the size…

Dendromys Typicus. "Size of the common mice, and are of a pearly-gray color, and have a black band running along the back." — S. G. Goodrich, 1885

Free Mouse

Dendromys Typicus. "Size of the common mice, and are of a pearly-gray color, and have a black band running…

"Quite larger than that of the brown rat, and lives, like that pecies, in the houses." — S. G. Goodrich, 1885

Cairo Mouse

"Quite larger than that of the brown rat, and lives, like that pecies, in the houses." — S. G.…

Hapalotis Albipes. "Nearly the size of a rabbit, but of mouse-like form, and is chiefly found in New South Whales." — S. G. Goodrich, 1885

White Footed Tree Rat

Hapalotis Albipes. "Nearly the size of a rabbit, but of mouse-like form, and is chiefly found in New…

Has a chestnut color above and a white belly. They are found along the Swan River.

White Bellied Hydromys

Has a chestnut color above and a white belly. They are found along the Swan River.

A small size mouse.

Mus Albocinereus

A small size mouse.

The most noted of the titmice, the long-tailed titmouse is about five and a half inches in length, half of which is made up of its tail. In America, titmice are known as chickadees.

Long-Tailed Titmouse

The most noted of the titmice, the long-tailed titmouse is about five and a half inches in length, half…

The great titmouse feeds on seeds and small insects, such as flies.

Great Tit

The great titmouse feeds on seeds and small insects, such as flies.

Commonly found throughout Europe, the blue titmouse is known for destroying the buds of flowers, and is not well-liked by gardeners for this reason.

Blue Tit

Commonly found throughout Europe, the blue titmouse is known for destroying the buds of flowers, and…

The crested tit prefers the colder climes of Northern Europe, being common in Denmark, Sweden, Russia, as well as portions of Switzerland and Germany.

Crested Tit

The crested tit prefers the colder climes of Northern Europe, being common in Denmark, Sweden, Russia,…

One of the most common species of titmouse, the bearded tit is found in Middle Europe.

Bearded Tit

One of the most common species of titmouse, the bearded tit is found in Middle Europe.

The common chickadee, found in the United States.

Common chickadee

The common chickadee, found in the United States.

"It is of the size of a large sheep, and sometimes weighs one hundred and fourty pounds. The period of gestation is thirty nine days; the young one, when born, is a little over a inch long, and looks like a semi-transparent mouse." — S. G. Goodrich, 1885

Giant Kangaroo

"It is of the size of a large sheep, and sometimes weighs one hundred and fourty pounds. The period…

"A small, pretty, mouse-like animal, about three inches long, having a rostrated or beak-shaped snout, wth a long prehensile tail. It lives on insects and the nectar of flowers, and is found in the Swan River country, Australia." — S. G. Goodrich, 1885

Rostrated Tarsipede

"A small, pretty, mouse-like animal, about three inches long, having a rostrated or beak-shaped snout,…

"A genus or subgenus of marsupial quadreupeds of the family Phalangistdæ, peculiar to Australia."-Whitney, 1902

Opossum Mouse

"A genus or subgenus of marsupial quadreupeds of the family Phalangistdæ, peculiar to Australia."-Whitney,…

"Meadow-Mouse (Arvicola riparius)."-Whitney, 1902

Meadow Mouse

"Meadow-Mouse (Arvicola riparius)."-Whitney, 1902

"The Death's-head Moth is the European Acherontia Atropos, a hawk-moth with markings on the thorax resembling a skull or death's head, hence the name. It flies after sunset and emits peculiar sounds somewhat resembling the squeaking of a mouse, produced by the friction of the proboscis against the inner striated coatings of the palpi. It attacks beehives, scatters the bees, and steals the honey."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Death's Head Moth

"The Death's-head Moth is the European Acherontia Atropos, a hawk-moth with markings on the thorax resembling…

"The Death's-head Moth is the European Acherontia Atropos, a hawk-moth with markings on the thorax resembling a skull or death's head, hence the name. It flies after sunset and emits peculiar sounds somewhat resembling the squeaking of a mouse, produced by the friction of the proboscis against the inner striated coatings of the palpi. It attacks beehives, scatters the bees, and steals the honey."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Death's Head Moth Caterpillar

"The Death's-head Moth is the European Acherontia Atropos, a hawk-moth with markings on the thorax resembling…

"The Dormouse is a small European mammal. The name dormouse refers to the torpid state in which it passes the severe part of the winter, hence it has ever been called the Sleeper."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Dormouse

"The Dormouse is a small European mammal. The name dormouse refers to the torpid state in which it passes…

Two rodents, in what appears to be a barn.

Rodents

Two rodents, in what appears to be a barn.

"Opossom is the popular name for the pouched mammals which have a geographical range from the United States to Patagonia. They vary from the size of a mouse to that of a large cat, and have long noses, ears, and (generally) naked prehensile tails. The Virginian opossum, common over all temperate America, is the best-known of the family, and is found even in towns, where it acts as a scavenger by night. The crab-eating opossom inhabits Central and tropical South America."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Water Opossom

"Opossom is the popular name for the pouched mammals which have a geographical range from the United…

A scene of Ole Luk-Oie and a mouse, from "Ole Luk-Oie."

Ole Luk-Oie and Mouse

A scene of Ole Luk-Oie and a mouse, from "Ole Luk-Oie."

Thumbelina and the field-mouse

Thumbelina and the Field-Mouse

Thumbelina and the field-mouse

Scene from "The Mouse and the Frog."

Hawk

Scene from "The Mouse and the Frog."

Scene from the story, "Squeaky and the Scare Box."

Mice

Scene from the story, "Squeaky and the Scare Box."

Scene from the story, "Squeaky and the Scare Box."

Scare Box

Scene from the story, "Squeaky and the Scare Box."

Mouse

Mouse

Mouse

Cat and mouse

Cat and Mouse

Cat and mouse

Lion laying down with a captured mouse.

Lion

Lion laying down with a captured mouse.

Scene from the story, "The Mouse, The Bird, and The Sausage."

Mouse and Bird

Scene from the story, "The Mouse, The Bird, and The Sausage."

"Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, where have you been?" "I've been to London to look at the queen." "Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, what did you there?" "I frightened a little mouse under the chair."

Pussy-Cat

"Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, where have you been?" "I've been to London to look at the queen." "Pussy-cat,…

Kittens playing with a mouse under the fence.

Kittens

Kittens playing with a mouse under the fence.

A royal mouse, from a nursery rhyme.

Mouse

A royal mouse, from a nursery rhyme.

The head of a common bat.

Bat Head

The head of a common bat.

A small brown mouse lemur of Madagascar.

Brown Mouse Lemur

A small brown mouse lemur of Madagascar.

"A small bird like animal, resembling a mouse."

Bat

"A small bird like animal, resembling a mouse."

A mouse

Mouse

A mouse

Three mice

Mice

Three mice

A mouse

Mouse

A mouse

A scene from the story, <em>The Strongest Thing</em>, where the magician changed her to a mouse.

Strongest Thing

A scene from the story, The Strongest Thing, where the magician changed her to a mouse.

A rodent of South America. Its head is large and depressed, its neck short and stout, its limbs short, its tail long and round. Swims with great ease. Grows up to two and a half feet in length.

Coypu

A rodent of South America. Its head is large and depressed, its neck short and stout, its limbs short,…

A rodent quadruped found in the northern parts of America and Eurasia, particularly in Norway and Sweden. There are several species. They are allied to the rat and mouse, mostly bownish-black in color, body heavy-set, limbs short, and head large.

Lemming

A rodent quadruped found in the northern parts of America and Eurasia, particularly in Norway and Sweden.…