: any of several small hibernating North American rodents (family Zapodidae) with long hind legs and tail and no cheek pouches
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Recent Examples on the WebLegal battles over the Preble’s meadow jumping mouse and the southwestern willow flycatcher had also centered on uncertain taxonomic boundaries. Zach St. George, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2021 But for every polar bear or sea otter, there are hundreds more (like the Fairy Shrimp, the New Mexico jumping mouse, or the Purple Cat's Paw freshwater mussel).CBS News, 21 July 2019 That means considering the smaller animals, such as shrews, voles, jumping mice, and pika, too. Starre Vartan, National Geographic, 16 Apr. 2019