Zapus is a genus of North American jumping mouse. Summertime is the peak activity period of the woodland jumping mouse. The most interesting characteristic of the meadow jumping mouse is its saltatorial powers. Other mammals were prairie deer mice, common raccoons, meadow vole, and meadow jumping mouse. In 1947 a study was done to see what the jumping mouse preferred for food. The meadow jumping mouse was the largest single species. The woodland jumping mouse will live in either nests or burrows. Pacific jumping mouse sexually mature the year after they are born. The meadow jumping mouse has many predators including owls, foxes, hawks, and weasels. The Preble's meadow jumping mouse is federally listed in the United State as threatened. However, despite showing some signs of aggressiveness, the Pacific jumping mouse is naturally gentle. The Chinese jumping mouse has a head-and-body length of between and a tail of . The Chinese jumping mouse ("Eozapus setchuanus") is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. The Pacific jumping mouse ("Zapus trinotatus") is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. The western jumping mouse ("Zapus princeps"), is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae.