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Zapus montanus

C. H. Merriam, 1897

Central Pacific Jumping Mouse

GNRUnranked Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1369412
Element CodeAMAFH01100
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassMammalia
OrderRodentia
FamilyZapodidae
GenusZapus
Synonyms
Zapus orariusPreble, 1899Zapus trinotatus montanusC. H. Merriam, 1897Zapus trinotatus orariusPreble, 1899
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
This concept of Zapus montanus was named without subspecies, but includes former Z. t. eureka, Z. t. montanus, Z. t. orarius, and Z. t. trinotatus (in-part). Zapodinae was reevaluated by Malaney et al. (2017) and former Zapus trinotatus was split into Zapus montanus and Zapus trinotatus. Malaney et al. (2017) made a typographical error naming orarius instead of montanus as precedence based on Merriam 1897, and was corrected by American Society of Mammalogists’ Mammal Diversity Database (ASM 2025).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
OregonSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
Roadless Areas (7)
Oregon (7)
AreaForestAcres
Bull Of The WoodsWillamette National Forest53
Chucksney MountainWillamette National Forest15,369
Drift CreekSiuslaw National Forest6,333
ElkhornWillamette National Forest9,380
Opal CreekWillamette National Forest5,417
Roaring RiverWillamette National Forest2,128
Waldo - MoolackWillamette National Forest1,183
References (2)
  1. 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/
  2. 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.