Preble's Mouse Scientist Changes Mind

Cheyenne, WY – The scientist who first classified the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse as a distinct subspecies now believes otherwise. That's according to Governor Dave Freudenthal's office. University of Arizona Professor Emeritus Philip Krutzsch determined in 1954 the Preble's mouse was a distinct subspecies. Freudenthal spokeswoman Lara Azar says Krutzsch now agrees with the findings of a new study commissioned by the State of Wyoming and others. The Denver Museum of Nature and Science study concluded the Preble's mouse is not genetically distinct.