Preble's meadow jumping mouse

Preble's meadow jumping mouse

Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Zapodidae
Genus: Zapus
Species:
Z. hudsonius
Subspecies:
Z. h. preblei
Trinomial name
Zapus hudsonius preblei
Krutzsch, 1954

Preble's meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei) is a subspecies of meadow jumping mouse, endemic to the upland habitats of Colorado and Wyoming in North America. It is found nowhere else in the world. It is listed as Threatened under the United States Endangered Species Act; there is a major debate about whether it is a valid taxon.[4]

  1. ^ NatureServe (7 April 2023). "Zapus hudsonius preblei". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Preble's meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  3. ^ 63 FR 26517
  4. ^ Carolan, Michael S. (June 2008). "The politics in environmental science: The Endangered Species Act and the Preble's mouse controversy". Environmental Politics. 17 (3): 449–465. Bibcode:2008EnvPo..17..449C. doi:10.1080/09644010802055683.