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--> FAMILY Dipodidae
--> SUBFAMILY Zapodinae
--> GENUS Zapus
SPECIES Zapus princeps
Author: | Allen, 1893. | Citation: | Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 5: 71. | Common Name: | Western Jumping Mouse | Type Locality: | USA, Colorado, La Plata Co., Florida. | Distribution: | Canada and USA: S Yukon southeast to NE South Dakota, west to C Montana, southeast to SE Wyoming, S to NC New Mexico; northwest to N and C Utah (isolated population in SE Utah), N and C Nevada, EC California north to SW, C and E Oregon, SE Washington northwest to S Yukon. | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | Comments: | Formerly included luteus; see comment under Z. hudsonius. Diagnosis, records, and range map provided by Hall (1981). Discrimination from Z. hudsonius by repeated cranial measurements documented by Conner and Shenk (2003). Reviewed by Cranford (1999). For synonyms see Hall (1981). |
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alleni Elliot, 1898 chrysogenys Lee and Durrant, 1960 cinereus Hall, 1931 curtatus Hall, 1931 idahoensis Davis, 1934 kootenayensis Anderson, 1932 major Preble, 1899 minor Preble, 1899 nevadensis Preble, 1899 oregonus Preble, 1899 pacificus Merriam, 1897 palatinus Hall, 1931 saltator Allen, 1899 utahensis Hall, 1934
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