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Zapodidae: Birch Mice and Jumping Mice - English
URL: http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/walkers_mammals_of_the_world/rodentia.zapodidae.h

These scampering and jumping rodents inhabit thickets, forests, meadows, swamps, bogs, and sagebrush flats. When startled, members of the Zapodinae can jump up to 2 meters. The long tail is used as a balancing organ during leaps. These rodents shelter under logs or in underground burrows either dug by themselves or abandoned by other animals.

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Zapodidae - English
URL: http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/mammalia/rodentia/zapodidae/

List of taxa.

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