Dicrostonyx groenlandicus

(Traill in W. Scoresby, 1823)

Nearctic Collared Lemming

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Scoresby, W. 1823. Journal of a Voyage to the Northern Whale-Fishery; including Researches and Discoveries on the Eastern Coast of West Greenland, made in the Summer of 1822, in the Ship Baffin of Liverpool. Archibald Constable & Co., Edinburgh, 472 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59535617

Original name as described

Mus Grœnlandicus

Other common names

Bering Collared Lemming · Greenland Collared Lemming · Northern Collared Lemming · Northern Hoofed Lemming · Northern Varying Lemming

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

Jamesons Land, Greenland.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Palearctic

Country distribution

Russia · United States · Canada · Greenland

Subregion distribution

USA(AK)

Taxonomy notes

tentatively includes vinogradovi, although the taxon's species status has not been investigated using molecular data

Taxonomy notes citation

Pavlinov, I., & Lissovsky, A. A. (2012) The mammals of Russia: a taxonomic and geographic reference. In: Kalyakin MV (ed) Archives of zoological museum of Moscow state university. KMK Scientific Press Ltd, Moscow, pp. 1-604.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002125

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Dicrostonyx hudsonius alascensis

Stone, 1900

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

alascensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 6989 (= "EAM 821")

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

37

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24693898

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

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

Dicrostonyx groenlandicus lentus

Handley, 1953

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

lentus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CMN 11404

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

198

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39744864

Authority publication

Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Dicrostonyx groenlandicus kilangmiutak

R. M. Anderson & A. L. Rand, 1945

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

kilangmiutak

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CMN 3993

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

305

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Arvicola rubricatus

(J. Richardson, 1839)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rubricatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

7

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27208038

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

Dicrostonyx groenlandicus clarus

Handley, 1953

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

clarus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:290952

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dbb1db66-e630-4f5c-9eea-49d5166cb1bb

Authority page

197

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39744863

Authority publication

Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Dicrostonyx torquatus vinogradovi

Ognev, 1948

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

vinogradovi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-95891

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-95891

Authority page

509

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Mus Grœnlandicus

(Traill in W. Scoresby, 1823)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

groenlandicus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

416

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59535617

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Hipudœus Groënlandicus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

groenlandicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

120

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:120) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Dicrostonyx groenlandicus

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

groenlandicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

482, 483

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:482, 483) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42618) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42618) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:32) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42618/115195764) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Dicrostonyx kilangmiutak

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

kilangmiutak

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

483

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:483) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Dicrostonyx rubricatus

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rubricatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

483

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:483) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Dicrostonyx vinogradovi

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

vinogradovi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

484

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:484) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6569/115082805) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Dicrostonyx groenlandicus groenlandicus

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

groenlandicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

297

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Dicrostonyx groenlandicus rubricatus

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rubricatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

297

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Dicrostonyx groenlandicus vinogradovi

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

vinogradovi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

297

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

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