Zapus hudsonius
(Zimmermann, 1780)
Meadow Jumping Mouse
G5SecureGlobal Rank
PSESA Status
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1258505
Element CodeAMAFH01040
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassMammalia
OrderRodentia
FamilyZapodidae
GenusZapus
USESAPS
Other Common Names
meadow jumping mouse (EN) Souris sauteuse des champs (FR)
Concept Reference
Malaney, J. L., J. R. Demboski, and J. A. Cook. 2017. Integrative species delimitation of the widespread North American jumping mice (Zapodinae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 114:137-152.
Taxonomic Comments
Previously included Zapus luteus, elevated to species status by Malaney et al. (2017). Analyses by Malaney et al. (2017) suggest some subspecies designations may be tenuous and recommend they be carefully re-evaluated before they form the basis of research or management actions. Moved from Dipodidae to Zapodidae by Lebedev et al. (2012). The taxonomic status and scope of Zapus hudsonius subspecies have been debated (see Ramey et al. 2005 and Vignieri et al. 2006).
Conservation Status
Review Date2016-04-05
Change Date1996-11-15
Range Extent Comments
This species ranges from southern Alaska to southern coastal Hudson Bay to Labrador, south to eastern North Carolina, northwestern South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, northeastern Oklahoma, southeastern Montana, Alberta, and British Columbia; isolated populations occur in southern Wyoming and north-central Colorado (subspecies preblei).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
| Province | Rank | Native |
|---|---|---|
| Labrador | S5 | Yes |
| Yukon Territory | S5 | Yes |
| Ontario | S5 | Yes |
| British Columbia | S5 | Yes |
| Nova Scotia | S5 | Yes |
| Saskatchewan | S5 | Yes |
| Manitoba | S5 | Yes |
| Prince Edward Island | S5 | Yes |
| New Brunswick | S5 | Yes |
| Alberta | S5 | Yes |
| Quebec | S5 | Yes |
| Northwest Territories | SU | Yes |
United StatesN5
| Province | Rank | Native |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | S1 | Yes |
| Alaska | S5 | Yes |
| Kansas | S3 | Yes |
| South Carolina | S4 | Yes |
| Iowa | S4 | Yes |
| Virginia | S5 | Yes |
| Vermont | S5 | Yes |
| Ohio | SNR | Yes |
| West Virginia | S3 | Yes |
| Delaware | S5 | Yes |
| Missouri | S4 | Yes |
| Rhode Island | S5 | Yes |
| Montana | S3 | Yes |
| Nebraska | S5 | Yes |
| Michigan | S5 | Yes |
| North Carolina | S1 | Yes |
| Pennsylvania | S5 | Yes |
| New Hampshire | S5 | Yes |
| Mississippi | S1 | Yes |
| North Dakota | SNR | Yes |
| New Jersey | S3 | Yes |
| Wisconsin | S4 | Yes |
| Georgia | S3 | Yes |
| New York | S5 | Yes |
| District of Columbia | S3 | Yes |
| Minnesota | SNR | Yes |
| Colorado | S2 | Yes |
| Wyoming | S3 | Yes |
| Kentucky | S4 | Yes |
| Alabama | S1 | Yes |
| Tennessee | S4 | Yes |
| South Dakota | S5 | Yes |
| Maine | S5 | Yes |
| Massachusetts | S5 | Yes |
| Navajo Nation | SNR | Yes |
| Indiana | S4 | Yes |
| Maryland | S5 | Yes |
| Illinois | S5 | Yes |
| Connecticut | S5 | Yes |
Roadless Areas (3)
Virginia (3)
| Area | Forest | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Little River | George Washington National Forest | 27,292 |
| Mill Mountain | George Washington National Forest | 10,840 |
| Southern Massanutten | George Washington National Forest | 11,985 |
References (8)
- American Society of Mammalogists (ASM). 2025. Mammal Diversity Database (Version 1.13) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10595931. Online. Available: https://www.mammaldiversity.org/
- Hebda, A.J. 2011. List of mammals of Nova Scotia (including synonyms used in the literature relating to Nova Scotia) (revision 2) 24 July 2011. Nova Scotia Museum Collections Unit, Halifax, Nova Scotia. 24 pp. Online. Available: https://naturalhistory.novascotia.ca/sites/default/files/inline/images/names_and_synonyms_ver3.pdf
- Lebedev, V. S., A. A. Bannikova, M. Pagès, J. Pisano, J. R. Michaux, and G. I. Shenbrot. 2012. Molecular phylogeny and systematics of Dipodoidea: a test of morphology-based hypotheses. Zoologica Scripta 42(3):231–249.
- Linzey, D.W. 2016. Mammals of Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 2016 revision. Southeastern Naturalist 15(Monograph 8):1–93.
- Malaney, J. L., J. R. Demboski, and J. A. Cook. 2017. Integrative species delimitation of the widespread North American jumping mice (Zapodinae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 114:137-152.
- Ramey, R.R., II, H.-P. Liu, C. W. Epps, L. M. Carpenter, and J. D. Wehausen, J.D. 2005. Genetic relatedness of the Preble's meadow jumping mouse (<i>Zapus hudsonius preblei</i>) to nearby subspecies of <i>Z. hudsonius </i>as inferred from variation in cranial morphology, mitochondrial DNA and microsatellite DNA: implications for taxonomy and conservation. Animal Conservation 8:329-346.
- Vignieri, S. N., E. M. Hallerman, B. J. Bergstrom, D. J. Hafner, A. P. Martin, P. Devers, P. Grobler, and N. Hitt. 2006. Mistaken view of taxonomic validity undermines conservation of an evolutionarily distinct mouse: a response to Ramey <i>et al</i>. (2005). Animal Conservation 9:237-243.
- Wilson, D. E., and D. M. Reeder (editors). 1993. Mammal species of the world: a taxonomic and geographic reference. Second edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC. xviii + 1206 pp. Available online at: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/msw/.