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ZAPUS HUDSONIUS [1 record]

Record 1 2005-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
DEF

... a small, slim mouse, with long, spindly hind legs and an exceptionally long, wire-like tail.

OBS

It has a small head, large ears covered with fine fur, small, delicate forelegs, a vestigial pollex, and five very long hind toes. ... Meadow jumping mice prefer to occupy moist grassland.

OBS

A mammal of the family Dipodidae (or Zapodidae).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
DEF

[...] petite souris (moins d'une once) pourvue de fortes pattes postérieures et d'une bande dorsale gris brun qui contraste avec ses flancs jaunâtres. La queue a une longueur de 4,9 pouces à déduire d'une longueur totale de 8,2 pouces.

OBS

Mammifère de la famille des Dipodidae (ou Zapodidae).

OBS

zapode des champs : zapode remplace souris-sauteuse afin d'alléger le nom, de marquer la différence de cette famille (Dipodidae) distincte, et de restreindre autant que possible le mot souris à la famille des Muridae.

Spanish

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