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TABS Species Account TN10035

TN10035 WOODLAND JUMPING MOUSE NAPAEOZAPUS INSIGNIS

Tennessee Animal Biogeographic System TABS

version 12/2002


Taxonomy
Status
Distribution
Habitat Associations
Food Habits
Environmental Associations
Life History
Management Practices
References

Food Habits

TrophicReferences
OMNIVORE46
Omnivore141

LifestageFood Item ConsumedPart of Food Item
AdultPlants
AdultPlantsRoots
AdultPlantsBuds
AdultPlantsLeaves/Needles
AdultPlantsFruit/Seeds
AdultEumycophyta
AdultEumycophytaFruit/Seeds
AdultTracheophyta (Vascular Plants)Leaves/Needles
AdultConiferaeLeaves/Needles
AdultPiceaLeaves/Needles
AdultSaxifragaceae
AdultRosaceaeFruit/Seeds
AdultEricaceaeFruit/Seeds
AdultBerberidaceae
AdultPoaceae
AdultAnimalsLarva stage
AdultAnimalsAdult stage
AdultOligochaetes
AdultChilopodsAdult stage
AdultArachnids
AdultArachnidsAdult stage
AdultCrustaceans
AdultInsectsLarva stage
AdultInsectsAdult stage
AdultOdonataAdult stage
AdultColeoptera
AdultColeopteraAdult stage
AdultLepidopteraLarva stage
AdultDiptera
AdultDipteraLarva stage
GeneralPlants
GeneralPlantsRoots
GeneralPlantsBuds
GeneralPlantsLeaves/Needles
GeneralPlantsFruit/Seeds
GeneralEumycophyta
GeneralEumycophytaFruit/Seeds
GeneralTracheophyta (Vascular Plants)Leaves/Needles
GeneralConiferaeLeaves/Needles
GeneralPiceaLeaves/Needles
GeneralSaxifragaceae
GeneralRosaceaeFruit/Seeds
GeneralEricaceaeFruit/Seeds
GeneralBerberidaceae
GeneralPoaceae
GeneralAnimalsLarva stage
GeneralAnimalsAdult stage
GeneralOligochaetes
GeneralChilopodsAdult stage
GeneralArachnids
GeneralArachnidsAdult stage
GeneralCrustaceans
GeneralInsectsLarva stage
GeneralInsectsAdult stage
GeneralOdonataAdult stage
GeneralOrthopteraAdult stage
GeneralColeoptera
GeneralColeopteraAdult stage
GeneralLepidopteraLarva stage
GeneralDiptera
GeneralDipteraLarva stage
ImportantPlantsFruit/Seeds
ImportantEumycophytaFruit/Seeds
ImportantAnimalsLarva stage
ImportantAnimalsAdult stage
ImportantInsectsLarva stage
ImportantInsectsAdult stage
ImportantColeopteraAdult stage
ImportantLepidopteraLarva stage
ImportantDipteraLarva stage
JuvenilePlants
JuvenileEumycophyta
JuvenileOligochaetes
JuvenileArachnids
JuvenileCrustaceans
JuvenileColeoptera
JuvenileDiptera
GeneralSaxifragaceaeNot Specified
GeneralBerberidaceaeNot Specified
GeneralSpermopsidaLeaves/Needles
GeneralPoaceaeNot Specified
GeneralOther Plant SpeciesFruit/Seeds
GeneralSee Comments on Food HabitsSee Comments
ImportantOther Plant SpeciesFruit/Seeds
ImportantSee Comments on Food HabitsSee Comments
AdultSaxifragaceaeNot Specified
AdultBerberidaceaeNot Specified
AdultSpermopsidaLeaves/Needles
AdultPoaceaeNot Specified
AdultOther Plant SpeciesFruit/Seeds
AdultSee Comments on Food HabitsSee Comments
ImportantTracheophyta (Vascular Plants)Not Applicable
GeneralAngiospermaeFruit/Seeds
GeneralDicotyledoneaeFruit/Seeds
AdultAngiospermaeFruit/Seeds
AdultDicotyledoneaeFruit/Seeds

Comments on General Food Habits

PRIMARY FOOD ITEMS FOR THIS SPECIES CONSIST OF SUBTERRANEAN FUNGI, ROOTS, SEEDS, FRUIT AND A NUMBER OF INSECT LARVAE *4920*. THEIR DIET CONSISTS OF ABOUT 70% ANIMAL MATERIAL AND 30% PLANTS *312*. FUNGUS ENDOGONE IS APPARENTLY ACTIVELY SOUGHT, FOUND BY OLFACTION *312,141*. ENDOGONE MAY BE A THIRD OF THE DIET, SEEDS A FOURTH, LEPIDOPTERA LARVAE AND FRUIT 10% EACH, BEETLES APPROXIMATELY 7.5% *141*. THIS SPECIES DOES NOT CACHE FOOD IN THE WILD *320,84*. RIPE TOUCH-ME-NOT SEEDS ARE IMPORTANT *141* The diet consists of about 70% animal material and 30% plants *312*. The fungus Endogone is apparently actively sought, and found by olfaction *312, 141*. Endogone may be a third of the diet, seeds a fourth, lepidoptera larvae and fruit 10% each and beetles approximately 7.5% *141*. It does not cache food in the wild *320,134*. Ripe touch-me-not seeds are important *141*. The diet consists of about 70% animal material and 30% plants *312*. The fungus Endogone is apparently actively sought, and found by olfaction *312,141*. Endogone may be a third of the diet, seeds a fourth, lepidoptera larvae and fruit 10% each, and beetles approximately 7.5% *141*. This species does not cache food in the wild *320,84*. Ripe touch-me-not seeds are important *141*.

Comments on Adult Food Habits

PRIMARY FOOD ITEMS CONSIST OF SUBTERRANEAN FUNGI, ROOTS, SEEDS, FRUIT AND A NUMBER OF INSECT LARVAE *4920*. THE DIET IS ABOUT 70% ANIMAL MATERIAL AND 30% PLANTS *312*. FUNGUS ENDOGONE IS APPARENTLY ACTIVELY SOUGHT, FOUND BY OLFACTION *312,141*. ENDOGONE MAY BE A THIRD OF THE DIET, SEEDS A FOURTH, LEPIDOPTERA LARVAE AND FRUIT 10% EACH, AND BEETLES APPROXIMATELY 7.5% *141*. THIS SPECIES DOES NOT CACHE FOOD IN THE WILD *320,84*. RIPE TOUCH-ME-NOT SEEDS ARE IMPORTANT *141*. See the coments on general food habits. The diet consists of about 70% animal material and 30% plants *312*. The fungus Endogone is apparently actively sought, and found by olfaction *312,141*. Endogone may be a third of diet, seeds a fourth, lepidoptera larvae and fruit 10% each, and beetles approximately 7.5% *141*. This species does not cache food in the wild *320,84*. Ripe touch-me-not seeds are important *141*.

Comments on Juvenile Food Habits

NO DISTINCTION IS MADE IN THE LITERATURE BETWEEN ADULT AND JUVENILE FOOD HABITS. THE PRIMARY FOOD ITEMS CONSIST OF SUBTERRANEAN FUNGI, ROOTS, SEEDS, FRUIT AND A NUMBER OF INSECT LARVAE *4920*.

Comments on Larval Food Habits

References/LifestageReference Numbers
General16, 46, 84, 141, 312, 320, 5265, PA4979
Adult16, 46, 84, 141, 312, 320, 5265, PA4979
Juvenile5265, PA4979,
Important16, 46, 84, 141, 312, 320


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