Species: Zapus princeps
Western Jumping Mouse
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Craniata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Rodentia
Family
Dipodidae
Genus
Zapus
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
souris sauteuse de l'Ouest
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Vertebrates - Mammals - Rodents
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Craniata - Mammalia - Rodentia - Dipodidae - Zapus - .
Ecology and Life History
Migration
true - false - false
Non-migrant
true
Locally Migrant
false
Food Comments
In spring, feeds on insects and other invertebrates. By mid-summer, diet may shift to mostly grass seeds and small fruits.
Reproduction Comments
Breeds soon after females emerge from hibernation. Gestation lasts 18 days. Most young are born late June-early July. Apparently only 1 litter/year. Litter size estimated at 2-7 (average 5). Some females bear 1st litter at 1 year (Falk and Millar 1987).
Ecology Comments
Primarily solitary. Home range in Utah averaged 0.2-0.6 ha in different areas in different years (Cranford 1983). Adult density was 8-32/ha in different areas.
Length
26
Weight
38
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
2005-02-28
Global Status Last Changed
1996-11-15
Other Status
LC - Least concern
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Western North America. Southern Yukon to eastern North Dakota and northeastern South Dakota, south to east-central California, central Nevada, Utah, and north-central New Mexico (Hart et al. 2004).