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Napaeozapus insignis (woodland jumping mouse)

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Zapodidae

Taxonomy
Zapus insignis was named by Miller (1891). It is extant.

It was recombined as Napaeozapus insignis by Miller (1900), Jackson (1919), Prince (1941), Anderson (1942), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Hall (1981), Eshelman et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Zapus insignis Miller
1900Napaeozapus insignis Miller
1919Napaeozapus insignis Jackson
1941Napaeozapus insignis Prince
1942Napaeozapus insignis Anderson
1980Napaeozapus insignis Kurten and Anderson p. 271
1981Napaeozapus insignis Hall
2025Napaeozapus insignis Eshelman et al. p. 115

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyDipodoideaFischer 1817
familyZapodidaeCoues 1875
genusNapaeozapusMiller 1900
speciesinsignis(Miller 1891)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Napaeozapus insignis Miller 1891 [woodland jumping mouse]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: saltatorialg
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 12:46:55
Modified: 2012-05-14 21:46:55
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Samuels and Van Valkenburgh 2008, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Irvingtonian to the top of the Holocene or 1.40000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Maryland) Napaeozapus insignis (20302)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Pennsylvania) Napaeozapus insignis (20354)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Napaeozapus insignis (93332)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Napaeozapus insignis (82258 103991 104697 104758 124089)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Quebec) Napaeozapus insignis (221970)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Ohio) Napaeozapus insignis (195069)