Educational resources on Fat Mouse

Fat Mouse or Steatomys pratensis is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . IUCN Profile of the Fat Mouse

Academic web links for the Fat Mouse.

ADW: Lasiurus cinereus: Information
The body of hoary bats is about the size of a fat mouse. Hoary bats weigh 20 to 35 g. The length from the tip of the nose to the end of the tail vertebrae is 13 to 15 cm.
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Lasiurus_cinereus.html

ADW: Steatomys: Classification
taxon ... Steatomys pratensis (fat mouse)
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Steatomys.html

Department of Physiology: MacDougald Research Lab
They eat unlimited amounts of high-fat mouse chow, but have about 50 percent less body fat than normal mice on a low-fat diet.
macdougaldlab.physiology.med.umich.edu

Hoary Bat
The body of a hoary bat is about the size of a fat mouse. Hoary bats weigh .7 to 1.2 oz. The length from the tip of the nose to the end
www.ben.edu/museum/hoarybat.asp

Widows in (short-lived) mourning
He brought home many a big fat mouse, But he ate them all alone, And never gave me a one. Then Mrs. Fox married young Mr. Fox, and everyone danced and celebrated, and if they have not
www.pitt.edu/~dash/widow.html

Clipart | Biochemistry | UW-Madison
Fat Mouse ILL GIF (large) Brown Mouse ILL GIF (large) DNA 1 ILL GIF (large) (can be any length & color) DNA 2 ILL GIF (large) (can be any length & color)
www.biochem.wisc.edu/medialab/clipart.aspx

Healthstate - The Skinny on a Fat Gene
THE SKINNY ON A FAT GENE. What's the difference between a fat mouse and a skinny mouse? Not a lot when they're unwelcome visitors
www.umdnj.edu/umcweb/marketing_and_communications/publications/umdnj_magazine/hstate/sum...

The mouse diet: More high-fat chow, but less body fat
Genetically engineered mice created at the Medical School are living every dieter's dream. They eat unlimited amounts of high-fat mouse chow, but have about 50 percent less body
www.umich.edu/~urecord/0304/July06_04/02.shtml

Cat and Mouse: Fables about Cats and Mice
...accident which had brought the two friends, one in front and one in rear of the procession, and she hoped to make up for her enforced abstinence by finding a particularly fat mouse
www.pitt.edu/~dash/cat.html

Grimm 038: Mrs. Fox's Wedding
He brought home many a big fat mouse, But he ate them all alone, And never gave me a one. Then Mrs. Fox married young Mr. Fox, and everyone danced and celebrated, and if they have not
www.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm038.html