Kebnat
MAMMALS

Meadow Jumping Mouse

Zapus hudsonius

Mammals
NativeNocturnalHibernates
Meadow Jumping Mouse, photo 1 of 5
Meadow Jumping Mouse, Juvenile
Meadow Jumping Mouse, Male
23.8 gWeight
9.8 cmLength
5.6 yearsLifespan
19 daysGestation

Mammal 9.8 cm long. Nocturnal and hibernating. Lives in fields. Feeds on a bit of everything, plant and animal alike. Forages on the ground.

There are 116 observations of Meadow Jumping Mouse in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Nord-du-Québec and Laurentides, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and September and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue19
  2. Nord-du-Québec16
  3. Laurentides13
  4. Outaouais13
  5. Estrie10
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean9
  7. Capitale-Nationale9
  8. Côte-Nord8
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine5
  10. Montérégie4
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  12. Mauricie3
  13. Montréal2
  14. Lanaudière1
  15. Centre-du-Québec1

Habitat

FieldsFélix Mathieu-Bégin

Similar species

Woodland Jumping MouseNapaeozapus insignis
North American DeermousePeromyscus maniculatus
White-footed DeermousePeromyscus leucopus
House MouseMus musculus