Zapus saltator

J. A. Allen, 1899

Northwestern Jumping Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Dipodoidea
Family : Zapodidae
Genus : Zapus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Allen, J.A. 1899-03-04. On mammals from the Northwest Territory collected by Mr. A.J. Stone. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 12(1):1-9.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/166350

Original name as described

Zapus saltator

Type material

AMNH M-14408

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-14408

Type locality

Telegraph Creek, Northwest Territories, Canada.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(SD,ND,MT,ID,WY,WA,AK)

Taxonomy notes

split from Z. princeps; whether saltator or minor has priority over this species has yet to be determined; includes okanoganensis (which is a nomen nudum) until the name is officially described, although the it certainly represents a distinct species; moved from Dipodidae to Zapodidae

Taxonomy notes citation

Lebedev, V.S., Bannikova, A.A., Pagès, M., Pisano, J., Michaux, J.R. & Shenbrot, G.I. (2012). Molecular phylogeny and systematics of Dipodoidea: a test of morphology‐based hypotheses. —Zoologica Scripta, 42, 231–249. · Malaney, J. L., Demboski, J. R., & Cook, J. A. (2017). Integrative species delimitation of the widespread North American jumping mice (Zapodinae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 114, 137-152.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006500

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Zapus saltator

J. A. Allen, 1899

Family

Zapodidae

Root name

saltator

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-14408

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-14408

Authority page

3

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Preble (1899:31, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811658) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14567)
  2. Allen (1903:558) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15978)
  3. Swarth (1911:135, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29510859) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68774)
  4. Holden & Musser (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8531)
  5. Malaney, Demboski & Cook (2017:147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/52077)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000867) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000867) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006500) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Zapus princeps minor

Preble, 1899

Family

Zapodidae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:73673

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/363f5a06e-b090-4f63-9c07-ead52bc4a59c

Authority page

23

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811650

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Preble (1899:23, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811650) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14567)
  2. Holden & Musser (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8531)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:50) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Zapus princeps kootenayensis

R. M. Anderson, 1932

Family

Zapodidae

Root name

kootenayensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CMN 10020

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

108

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54097447

Authority publication

National Museum of Canada Bulletin

Name usages

  1. Holden & Musser (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8531)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:50) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Zapus princeps saltator

E. R. Hall, 1934

Family

Zapodidae

Root name

saltator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

378

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

  1. Hall (1934:378) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69519)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:50) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Zapus princeps idahoensis

W. B. Davis, 1934

Family

Zapodidae

Root name

idahoensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:54845

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:54845

Authority page

221

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Holden & Musser (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8531)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:50) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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