Zapus princeps Allen 1893

Zapus princeps Allen 1893, Bull. Am. Mus . Nat. Hist., 5: 71.

Type Locality: USA, Colorado, La Plata Co., Florida.

Vernacular Names: Western Jumping Mouse.

Synonyms: Zapus alleni Elliot 1898; Zapus chrysogenys Lee and Durrant 1960; Zapus cinereus Hall 1931; Zapus curtatus Hall 1931; Zapus idahoensis Davis 1934; Zapus kootenayensis Anderson 1932; Zapus major Preble 1899; Zapus minor Preble 1899; Zapus nevadensis Preble 1899; Zapus oregonus Preble 1899; Zapus pacificus Merriam 1897; Zapus palatinus Hall 1931; Zapus saltator Allen 1899; Zapus utahensis Hall 1934 .

Distribution: Canada and USA: S Yukon southeast to NE South Dakota, west to C Montana, southeast to SE Wyoming, S to NC New Mexico; northwest to N and C Utah (isolated population in SE Utah), N and C Nevada, EC California north to SW, C and E Oregon, SE Washington northwest to S Yukon.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Formerly included luteus; see comment under Z. hudsonius . Diagnosis, records, and range map provided by Hall (1981). Discrimination from Z. hudsonius by repeated cranial measurements documented by Conner and Shenk (2003). Reviewed by Cranford (1999). For synonyms see Hall (1981).