Chinese Jumping Mouse

Chinese Jumping Mouse
Temporal range: Late Miocene - Recent
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Dipodidae
Subfamily: Zapodinae
Genus: Eozapus
Preble, 1899
Species: E. setchuanus
Binomial name
Eozapus setchuanus
(Pousargues, 1896)

The Chinese Jumping Mouse (Eozapus setchuanus) is a species of rodent in the Dipodidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Eozapus. It is endemic to China. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ^ Smith, A.T. & Johnston, C.H. (2008). Eozapus setchuanus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 17 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern