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Zapus princeps (western jumping mouse)

Specimen Images | FW5697 | FW5698 | FW3719 |


Class Mammalia
Order Rodentia
Family Zapodidae
Genus Zapus
Species Zapus princeps
Common western jumping mouse
Diet herbivorous / granivorous
Habitat meadow/riparian
Description

Pale brown-gray back, yellowish wash on sides, white below. Difficult to distinguish from Pacific jumping mouse, use range map for species ID.

Skull Characteristics

Coronoid process is short, broad, and upright (this character is variable and sometimes found only on one side of the jaw).

Notes

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