Zapus princeps Allen 1893

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Dipodidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 871-893 : 893

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).