AnAge entry for Zapus princeps
Classification (HAGRID: 02961)
- Taxonomy
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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
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- 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.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Gestation
- 19 days
- Weaning
- 30 days
- Litter size
- 5.5 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- 1
- Inter-litter interval
- Weight at birth
- 0.8 g
- Weight at weaning
- Adult weight
- 21 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [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
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 180387
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- ADW account
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 162168
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