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title: "Eastern Woodland Jumping Mouse"
description: "Napaeozapus insignis — Mammiferi. The woodland jumping mouse (Napaeozapus insignis) is a species of jumping mouse found in North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/eastern-woodland-jumping-mouse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Eastern Woodland Jumping Mouse

> Napaeozapus insignis — Mammiferi. The woodland jumping mouse (Napaeozapus insignis) is a species of jumping mouse found in North America.

- Scientific name: *Napaeozapus insignis*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 746
- Wikidata: [Q1761443](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1761443)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43848](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43848)

## Names

- en: Eastern Woodland Jumping Mouse
- de: Waldhüpfmaus
- es: Ratón Saltador de Pantano
- fr: Souris sauteuse des bois
- nl: Boshuppelmuis
- pl: Skoczomysz leśna

## Countries with the most observations

US (268), CA (194)

## Summary

The woodland jumping mouse (Napaeozapus insignis) is a species of jumping mouse found in North America. It can jump up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) using its extremely strong feet and long tail.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodland_jumping_mouse

## Photo

![Eastern Woodland Jumping Mouse](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-woodland-jumping-mouse/medium.jpg)

Photo: Allan Harris · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36409116

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eastern-woodland-jumping-mouse?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).