Frey Biological Research

New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse
(Zapus hudsonius luteus)

Conservation and Management
 

Federal

• 2007 Federal Register notice announcing US Fish & Wildlife Service listing of Zapus hudsonius luteus as a candidate under the Endangered Species Act
   
• 2007 US Forest Service Southwest Region Sensitive Animals

Colorado

• Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy

New Mexico

• 2006 Biennial Review of threatened and endangered species of New Mexico recommending uplisting of Zapus hudsonius luteus to endangered
   

• Riparian Rodent Recovery Plan, public draft, comments due 12 April 2008 to NM Department Game & Fish.
   

• Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy

Arizona

• Wildlife of Special Concern in Arizona, 1996 draft
   
• Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy

Conservation Organizations

• International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)
   

  • Species Survival Commission: North American Rodent Action Plan
     

• Natural Heritage
   

Private Lands Conservation Assistance Programs

• Colorado Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program
• New Mexico Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program
• Arizona Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program

Capture location for the New Mexico meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius luteus) at Sugarite Canyon State Park.  Photograph by Jennifer K. Frey

     The New Mexico meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius luteus) is legally protected in New Mexico, where it is listed as endangered by the state.  In Arizona the species is listed as a wildlife species of special concern, although this listing does not convey any special legal protections.  It is considered a "Species of Greatest Conservation Need" in the Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy for each of the 3 states.  In December 2007 it was listed as a candidate for protection under the US Endangered Species Act.

     State Natural Heritage Programs list it as Critically Imperiled (S1) in Colorado and New Mexico, and Imperiled (S2) in Arizona.  Nationally, NatureServe lists it as Imperiled (N2).  The International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) lists it as Near Threatened.  NatureServe and IUCN assessments are based on dated information.

     Funding for improvement of New Mexico meadow jumping mouse habitat on private lands is available through the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program.