1,475 observationsLeast Concern
Northern Meadow Jumping Mouse
Zapus hudsonius
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Mammalia ›Order: Rodentia ›Family: Zapodidae ›Genus: Zapus
About
The meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius) is the most widely distributed mouse in the subfamily Zapodinae. Its range extends from the Atlantic coast in the east to the Great Plains west, and from the arctic tree lines in Canada and Alaska to the north, and Georgia, Alabama, Arizona, and New Mexico to the south. In mid-2014, the New Mexico subspecies of the meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius luteus, was listed as an endangered species under the...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Northern Meadow Jumping Mouse is Zapus hudsonius.
- Northern Meadow Jumping Mouse belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Northern Meadow Jumping Mouse belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Northern Meadow Jumping Mouse belongs to the class Mammalia.
- Northern Meadow Jumping Mouse belongs to the order Rodentia.
- Northern Meadow Jumping Mouse belongs to the family Zapodidae.
- Northern Meadow Jumping Mouse belongs to the genus Zapus.