'Extinct' Volcano Mouse Is Actually Doing Fantastic

‘Extinct’ Volcano Mouse Is Actually Doing Fantastic
Photo: © Danny Balete, Field Museum
When a colossal plume of ash and lava exploded from Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines in 1991, few people probably had their minds on the animal life in the area, much less one species of rodent. The Pinatubo mouse was feared extinct after the eruption, but 30 years later, it turns out that the scrappy critters are actually thriving.
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Image: Dave Harlow, USGS (Fair Use)
A new study, published recently in the Philippine Journal of Science, describes the how the rodent has fully reclaimed the lava-scorched landscape. Tawny, worm-tailed, and about the size of a chipmunk, the mountain-climbing mouse (scientifically known as

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