Predation on a Meadow Jumping Mouse, zapus hudsonius, and a House Mouse, mus mmculus, by brown trout, salmo tnitta

Abstract

A Brown Trout collected in a Wisconsin stream contained the remains of a juvenile Meadow Jumping Mouse. This is the second reported occurrence of prédation by a fish on a member of this species, which occurs commonly in riparian habitats. A Brown Trout from a Minnesota stream contained an adult House Mouse.