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​ **Meadow and Woodland Jumping Mice! ** **Alyssa and Cassie**
 * AAAAA -Meadow- AAAAAAAAAAAAAA -Woodland- **

//__** MYOMORPHA CHARACTERISTICS: **__//
 * Masseter muscle runs through infra-orbital foramen.
 * Premolars are small and shed early in life.
 * Includes Rats, Mice, Voles, Hamsters, etc.

//__** DIPODIDAE CHARACTERISTICS: **__//
 * Small to medium sized.
 * Adapted for jumping.
 * Very long hind legs.
 * Long feet
 * Hibernates for half the year.

//__** RANGE MAP: ​ **__// //__** CLASSIFICATION BREAKDOWN: **__// **Kingdom:** Animal
 * Phylum:** Chordata
 * Class:** Mammal
 * Order:** Rodentia
 * Family:** Dipodidae

**Size:** L 2-3 inches, T 4-6 inches **Tracks:** **Cool Facts:**
 * // __ MEADOW JUMPING MOUSE: __ //**
 * Weight:** 3/4-1 oz.
 * Lifespan:** 1-2 years
 * Habitat:** Semi-woodlands, moist open fields
 * Home:** Nest made from dried grass, under a fallen log or clump of grass used for hibernation
 * Identification:**
 * red-brownish back
 * lighter brown sides
 * white belly
 * dark stripe down center of back
 * large black eyes
 * extremely long tail, dark on top, light on bottom
 * able to leap 3 feet
 * more than 50% of length is tail
 * before hibernation gains 100% of body weight in fat
 * feeds on underground fungus called Endogone during summer
 * rarely enters human dwellings

**Size:** L 3-4 inches, T 4-7 inches **Tracks:** **Cool Facts:**
 * //__ WOODLAND JUMPING MOUSE: __//**
 * Weight:** 3/4-1 oz.
 * Lifespan:** 1-2 years
 * Habitat:** Confierous woodlands, forest edges
 * Home:** nest made of dry grass used for hibernation
 * Identification:**
 * distinct tricolored body
 * brown, orange/yellow/light brown, and white
 * large eyes
 * extremely long tail, dark above, light below, with a white tip
 * 2-3 foot jump and then follows with smaller hops
 * only member of the genus napaeozapus
 * feeds on fungi
 * gains 100% of body weight in fat before hibernation
 * many do not survive the winter, 1/2 population returns

Mammals of Minnesota Field Guide by Stan Tekiela //__ [] __// [] []