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Jumping mice live in wooded areas, grassy fields and alpine meadows. When disturbed, they can leap eight to ten feet at a time, diminishing to three to four as they widen the gap between them and any pursuer. They are nocturnal and generally live alone. Nests are often found in clefts of rocks, among
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in general appearance, these rodents are distinguished by their elongated hind limbs, and, typically, by the presence of four pairs of cheek-teeth in each jaw. There are five toes to all the feet, but the first in the fore-feet is rudimentary, and furnished with a flat nail. The tail makes up about
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In addition, four fossil genera are also definitively known:
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395:Eastern woodland jumping mouse
386:Western woodland jumping mouse
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423:Southern meadow jumping mouse
414:Northern meadow jumping mouse
1613:Mongolian three-toed jerboa
1605:Andrews's three-toed jerboa
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549:: a related desert-dwelling
1940:Taxa named by Elliott Coues
1520:northern three-toed jerboa
1195:Mongolian five-toed jerboa
477:North Pacific jumping mouse
450:South Pacific jumping mouse
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1257:greater fat-tailed jerboa
543:rodent native to Australia
468:Northwestern jumping mouse
459:Southwestern jumping mouse
328:within the greater family
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1385:(Salpingotulus michaelis)
1383:Baluchistan pygmy jerboa
1362:(Cardiocranius paradoxus)
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883:long-tailed birch mouse
704:"Fossilworks: Zapodidae"
567:rodents of North America
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1436:Heptner's pygmy jerboa
1360:five-toed pygmy jerboa
1306:(Scarturus vinogradovi)
1280:small five-toed jerboa
1038:Woodland jumping mouse
915:Nordmann's birch mouse
122:Zapus hudsonius preblei
1543:Lichtenstein's jerboa
1472:Kozlov's pygmy jerboa
1452:Thomas's pygmy jerboa
1446:(Salpingotus pallidus)
1438:(Salpingotus heptneri)
1290:(Scarturus euphratica)
1243:(Pygeretmus platyurus)
1181:(Allactaga balikunica)
1161:(Allactaga severtzovi)
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1069:Western jumping mouse
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1015:Chinese jumping mouse
971:Hungarian birch mouse
963:Tien Shan birch mouse
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875:Caucasian birch mouse
298:jumping "yeti" mouse (
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1607:(Stylodipus andrewsi)
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1314:(Scarturus williamsi)
1259:(Pygeretmus shitkovi)
1061:Meadow jumping mouse
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955:Southern birch mouse
947:Strand's birch mouse
867:Northern birch mouse
859:Armenian birch mouse
390:Napaeozapus abietorum
367:Chinese jumping mouse
1584:(Jaculus orientalis)
1304:Vinogradov's jerboa
1251:(Pygeretmus pumilio)
1197:(Allactaga sibirica)
1017:(Eozapus setchuanus)
941:(Sicista severtzovi)
909:(Sicista kluchorica)
907:Kluchor birch mouse
891:Chinese birch mouse
441:Oregon jumping mouse
399:Napaeozapus insignis
41:Early Miocene–recent
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1218:Bobrinski's jerboa
1189:(Allactaga bullata)
1145:(Allactaga hotsoni)
1137:(Allactaga firouzi)
901:(Sicista kazbegica)
899:Kazbeg birch mouse
877:(Sicista caucasica)
1694:(Euchoreutes naso)
1692:long-eared jerboa
1623:(Stylodipus telum)
1566:Blanford's jerboa
1444:pale pygmy jerboa
1312:Williams's jerboa
1282:(Scarturus elater)
1159:Svertzov's jerboa
1079:(Zapus trinotatus)
957:(Sicista subtilis)
923:Altai birch mouse
893:(Sicista concolor)
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861:(Sicista armenica)
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