Lemmiscus curtatus

(Cope, 1868)

Sagebrush Vole

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Arvicolinae
Tribe : Microtini
Genus : Lemmiscus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Cope, E.D. 1868-06-08. E. D. Cope made some observations on some specimens of Vertebrata presented by Wm. M. Gabb, of San Francisco. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 20(1):2.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9768188

Original name as described

Arvicola curtata

Type material

USNM:MAMM:10267 (= USNM:MAMM:A37419)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36acfd857-3c4d-41fc-ae13-840dd37bb74a

Type locality

Pigeon Spring, Mt. Magruder, Nevada, near boundary between Inyo County, California and Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(CA,CO,UT,ND,WA,WY,MT,SD,OR,ID,NV)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002050

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Microtus (Lagurus) curtatus artemisiae

(H. E. Anthony, 1913)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

artemisiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-33547

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-33547

Authority page

14

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26890772

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Microtus (Lagurus) intermedius

(W. P. Taylor, 1911)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

intermedius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:7973

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:7973

Authority page

253

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29511011

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Lagurus curtatus orbitus

(Dearden & M. R. Lee, 1955)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

orbitus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMNH:Mamm:9077

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/UMNH:Mamm:9077

Authority page

271

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Arvicola curtata

(Cope, 1868)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

curtatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:10267 (= USNM:MAMM:A37419)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36acfd857-3c4d-41fc-ae13-840dd37bb74a

Authority page

2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9768188

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Arvicola pauperrima

(Cooper, 1868)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

pauperrimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:10268 (= USNM:MAMM:A35071)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c1b33da7-ffc0-4308-8342-aea75001e3fe

Authority page

535

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41315993

Authority publication

The American Naturalist

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Lemmiscus curtatus levidensis

E. A. Goldman, 1941

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

levidensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:148168

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3266e9ab0-082a-44f1-8f17-b986403bfa7f

Authority page

70

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34599223

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Arvicola (Chilotus) pallidus

(C. H. Merriam, 1888)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:186498

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35cc03933-d6b1-49ec-a2e5-aa0c0988898b

Authority page

704

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41533451

Authority publication

The American Naturalist

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Arvicola austerus curtatus

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

curtatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

597

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306391

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

True (1885:597, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306391) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Microtus (Lagurus) pauperrimus

(J. A. Allen, 1896)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

pauperrimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

248

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Allen (1896:248) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15952)
  2. Bailey (1936:214, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Lagurus curtatus

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

curtatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

163

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:488) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Lemmiscus curtatus

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

curtatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42624) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42624) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002050) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42624/115196202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Lemmiscus curtatus curtatus

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

curtatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

320

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Lemmiscus curtatus intermedius

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

intermedius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

320

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Lemmiscus curtatus orbitus

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

orbitus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

320

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Lemmiscus curtatus pallidus

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

320

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Lemmiscus curtatus pauperrimus

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

pauperrimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

320

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

decurtatus

(Coues, 1877)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

decurtata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

215

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

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