AnAge entry for Zapus princeps

Classification (HAGRID: 02595)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Dipodidae
                    Genus: Zapus
Species: Zapus princeps
Common name: Western jumping mouse
Synonyms: Zapus alleni, Zapus major, Zapus nevadensis, Zapus pacificus, Zapus saltator, Zapus princeps chrysogenys, Zapus princeps oregonus, Zapus princeps cinereus, Zapus princeps curtatus, Zapus princeps idahoensis, Zapus princeps kootenayensis, Zapus princeps minor, Zapus princeps palatinus, Zapus princeps utahensis

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: Most females do not breed before they are 2 years old and if they do, their litters will be smaller than average. Little is known about the longevity of these animals. In the wild, they can live up to 4 years [0434]. Anecdotal reports suggest they can live up to 6 years, but these have not been confirmed.

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

No information on metabolism is available.

[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0538] Don Wilson and Sue Ruff (1999), The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
[0676] Purvis and Harvey (1995), Mammal life-history evolution: a comparative test of Charnov's model
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data