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title: "Northern Pacific Jumping Mouse"
description: "Zapus trinotatus — Mammiferi. The Pacific jumping mouse (Zapus trinotatus) is a species of rodent in the family Zapodidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/northern-pacific-jumping-mouse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Northern Pacific Jumping Mouse

> Zapus trinotatus — Mammiferi. The Pacific jumping mouse (Zapus trinotatus) is a species of rodent in the family Zapodidae.

- Scientific name: *Zapus trinotatus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi), `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 182
- Wikidata: [Q1766564](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1766564)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43844](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43844)

## Names

- en: Northern Pacific Jumping Mouse
- de: Pazifik-Hüpfmaus
- es: Ratón Saltador del Pacífico
- fr: Souris sauteuse du Pacifique
- nl: Pacifische huppelmuis

## Countries with the most observations

US (120), CA (33)

## Summary

The Pacific jumping mouse (Zapus trinotatus) is a species of rodent in the family Zapodidae. Found in Canada and the United States, its natural habitats are temperate grassland and swamps.

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

## Photo

![Northern Pacific Jumping Mouse](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-pacific-jumping-mouse/medium.jpg)

Photo: saintaardvark · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/135455609

## Machine access

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