A study of rat body sizes shifting over time gives a glimpse into the habitat of the mysterious hominin Homo floresiensis -- nicknamed the "Hobbit" due to its diminutive stature.

The current efforts to preserve the species’ habitat started in 2016, when the Center for Biological Diversity and the Endangered Habitats League filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of ...

In 2002, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service had designated 33,295 acres as critical habitat for the rat, but by 2018 only 16,000 acres were considered functional, including a portion of Lytle ...

A study of rat body sizes shifting over time gives a glimpse into the habitat of the mysterious hominin Homo floresiensis -- nicknamed the 'Hobbit' due to its diminutive stature.

Citing habitat protection progress in Southern California, the Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed bouncing the Stephens’ kangaroo rat from endangered to threatened status. Citing habitat ...

Center for Biological Diversity: RIALTO, Calif.— Conservation groups have reached an agreement with the developer of the Lytle Creek Ranch development project in Southern California to permanently ...

"It's fairly rare for something so small to be a keystone species. It's easier to track, say, bison." Farming has taken 90 percent of the kangaroo rat habitat since the middle of the last century.

VANGUNU, Solomon Islands (WKRC) - An ultra-rare gigantic rat that's rarely ever seen by humans has finally been caught on camera. The critically-endangered Uromys Vika giant rat, which is one of ...

Incredible footage has captured the moment a 1kg native Australian predator attacked a 200g invasive black rat. The aggressor ...

A study of rat body sizes shifting over time gives a glimpse into the habitat of the mysterious hominin Homo floresiensis -- nicknamed the 'Hobbit' due to its diminutive stature.

The San Bernardino kangaroo rat is found in flood-prone areas only in San Bernardino and Riverside counties. The seed-eating animal got its moniker from hopping around on large hind legs much like a ...