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.[2] It is endemic to China. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ Smith, A.T. & Johnston, C.H. (2008). Eozapus setchuanus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 17 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern
- ↑ Holden, M. E.; Musser, G. G. (2005). "Family Dipodidae". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 871–893. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.