The summer homes arc above the surface of the 

 ground and the winter homes are in underground shel- 

 ters. Barton's jumping mouse is slightly larger than 

 the common meadow form and is a dusky brown, 

 tinged with a reddish buff on the back. The sides are 

 reddish buff and the under parts are almost pure white. 

 The dark dorsal stripe is less prominent than in the 

 meadow jumping mouse. 



Woodland Jumping Mouse 



Naparozapus insif/nis insignis Miller 



Like the meadow jumping mouse, the woodland 

 form has a very long naked tail which it uses to good 

 advantage in its jumping movements. However, this 

 species is larger than the other species of jumping 

 mice and its ears are larger and longer. The wood- 

 land form has a paler color, becoming almost a buffy 

 yellow above and does not have an admixture of 

 brownish gray on the under parts. The tail is tipped 

 with white. There is also a distinct dental difference 

 in that the woodland jumping mouse lacks the upper 

 pre-molar tooth which is possessed by the other Jump- 

 ing mice of the Genus Zapus. 



The woodland jumping mouse lives within the 

 confines of the forests, in close proximity to a stream. 

 The creature forages along the banks and its footprints 

 are commonly seen in the moist sand close to the 

 water's edge. It is supposed to be entirely a nocturnal 

 animal and it is the most beautiful of the group of 

 kangaroo mice. None of the jumping mice become 

 pests inasmuch as they limit their diet to small seeds, 

 nuts, grasses and insects. 



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