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Preble's Meadow Jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei)

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Dipodidae

Listing Status:   

General Information

Meadow jumping mice have very long tails and very large feet. They are most common in grassy or weedy fields, where they use runways made by other rodents. If they are frightened, they may creep away through the grass, or make a series of short jumps. They have to put on about six grams of fat in the fall, because they burn about a gram a month in their six months of hibernation. Jumping mice have litters of 3-6 young after an 18-day gestation period. Most of the mice born late in the summer are not able to put on enough weight to survive hibernation. The map above illustrates the approximate current range of the Preble's meadow jumping mouse.

Lead Region:  Mountain-Prairie Region (Region 6)
Date Listed: May 13, 1998
Where Listed: U.S.A., north-central CO (that portion of Colorado west of 103 degrees 40 minutes West, north of 38 degrees 30 minutes North, and east of 105 degrees 50 minutes West).

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 5 of 37 : view all)
Date Citation Page Title
10/08/2009 74 FR 52065 52107 Revised Critical Habitat for the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei) in Colorado: Proposed rule.
07/10/2008 73 FR 39789 39838 Final Rule To Amend the Listing for the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei) To Specify Over What Portion of Its Range the Subspecies Is Threatened; Final Rule
11/07/2007 72 FR 62991 63024 Revised Proposed Rule To Amend the Listing for the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei) To Specify Over What Portion of Its Range the Subspecies Is Threatened
03/30/2006 71 FR 16090 16091 Notice of Availability of Genetics Data and Extension of Comment Period for the Proposed Delisting of the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei)
02/17/2006 71 FR 8556 8557 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of Six-Month Extension and Reopening of Comment Period for the Proposed Delisting of the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei):Proposed Rule; reopening of comment period.
Most Recent Special Rule Publications (Showing 5 of 7 : view all)
Date Citation Page Title
05/20/2004 69 FR 29101 29105 Extension of Amended Special Regulations for the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse
03/23/2004 69 FR 13504 13505 Extension of Amended Special Regulations for the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse
02/24/2004 69 FR 8359 8364 Extension of Amended Special Regulations for the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse
08/30/2001 66 FR 45829 45833 ETWP; Proposed Special Regulations for the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse
08/30/2001 50 FR 45829 45833 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Special Regulations for the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search
Other Recovery Documents (Showing 2 of 2 )
Date Citation Page Title Document Type
03/31/2004 69 FR 16944 16946 90-Day Finding for a Petition to Delist the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse in Colorado and Wyoming and Initiation of a 5-Year Review
  • Notice 5-year Review
  • Notice 90-day Petition Finding, Substantial
    • 06/23/2000 65 FR 39117 39119 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Special Regulations for the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse; Availability for Comment of the Draft Record of Compliance and Reopening of Comment Period
  • Notice Doc. Availability
  • Notice Reopen Comment
    • Five Year Review
    Date Title
    02/01/2008 Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse 5-Year Review

    » Critical Habitat

    Current Critical Habitat Documents (Showing 3 of 3 )
    Date Citation Page Title Document Type Status
    10/08/2009 74 FR 52065 52107 Revised Critical Habitat for the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei) in Colorado: Proposed rule. Proposed Rule Not Required
    06/23/2003 68 FR 37275 37332 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei); Final Rule Final Rule Active
    07/17/2002 67 FR 47154 47210 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei) Proposed Rule Not Required

    To learn more about critical habitat please see http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov

    » Conservation Plans

    Habitat Conservation Plans (HCP) (learn more) (Showing 5 of 20 : view all)
    HCP Plan Summaries
    Bellvue WTP Ponds Toe Drains
    Briargate/La Plata
    Continental Homes (Pinery Glen)
    Dahle
    Denver Water Board

    » Petitions

    Most Recent Petition Findings (Showing 4 of 4 )
    Date Citation Page Title Finding
    02/02/2005 70 FR 5404 5411 12-Month Finding on a Petition To Delist the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei) and Proposed Delisting of the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse
  • Notice 12 month petition finding, Warranted
    • 03/31/2004 69 FR 16944 16946 90-Day Finding for a Petition to Delist the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse in Colorado and Wyoming and Initiation of a 5-Year Review
  • Notice 5-year Review
  • Notice 90-day Petition Finding, Substantial
    • 12/18/2003 68 FR 70523 70526 90-Day Finding for a Petition to Delist the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse in Colorado and Wyoming
  • Notice 90-day Petition Finding, Not substantial
    • 03/15/1995 60 FR 13950 13952 ETWP; 90-Day Finding for a Petition to List the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse as Threatened or Endangered
  • Notice 90-day Petition Finding, Substantial

    • » Life History

    No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.

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    Last updated: November 22, 2009