Half-jungle ( lat. Zapodidae ) - a family of rodents .
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General Description
Outwardly similar to mice, rodents differ from them by elongated hind limbs, and, as a rule, by the presence of four pairs of molars in each jaw. All limbs are 5-fingered, with developed claws, but the first finger on the forelimbs is rudimentary and equipped with a flat nail. The tail is much longer than the body - 6.5-16 cm, covered with horny scales and sparse hairs, used as a balancer. At the Chinese mouse ( Eozapus setchuanus ) you can see the characteristic sign Y on the belly.
Distribution
Representatives of the family are common in North America and China. In North America, these rodents inhabit the forest, forest-steppe and steppe zones.
Lifestyle
These are solitary animals, leading predominantly nocturnal lifestyles . The day is spent in holes that are dug up by themselves, or occupied by holes of other rodents; also settle in cracks under stones, under fallen tree trunks. They feed on various plant foods, as well as small invertebrates.
Classification
The family includes 3 genera and five species [1] :
- Genus Eozapus
- Chinese mouse ( Eozapus setchuanus )
- Genus Napaeozapus
- Forest half- jerboa ( Napaeozapus insignis )
- Genus Half-Jerks ( Zapus )
- Meadow Half Jerked ( Zapus hudsonius )
- Western Half Jerked ( Zapus princeps )
- Pacific penis ( Zapus trinotatus )
Notes
- β Russian names in the book. Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia. "Mammals" Prince. 2 = The New Encyclopedia of Mammals / Ed. D. MacDonald . - M .: Omega, 2007 .-- S. 443. - 3000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-465-01346-8 .