This tiny mouse survives 7,000 metres on volcanoe where no mammal can stay alive: Scientists are investigating one of nature's greatest mysteries

The Andean leaf-eared mouse thrives at extreme altitudes, a feat previously thought impossible for mammals. This tiny rodent ...
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The Andean long-eared mouse, the mammal that holds the key to surviving at altitudes of more than 22,000 feet

A study examines the genetic and metabolic mechanisms that allow the South American rodent to live on the summit of the world’s second-highest active volcano ...
Mongabay

Scientists describe new-to-science mouse opossum from Peruvian Andes

Scientists have described a new species of mouse opossum discovered in 2018 in the cloud forests of the Peruvian Andes, 2,664 meters (8,740 feet) above sea level. The find was reported by Mongabay ...
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Mouse hanging out atop volcano called world's highest-dwelling mammal

A yellow-rumped mouse is spotted at the top of a 22,000-foot volcano in the Andes. "This astonishing elevation shows to what extremes life is capable of." Journalist Bonnie Burton writes about movies, ...