Dicrostonyx hudsonius

(Pallas, 1779)

Ungava 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

Pallas, P.S. 1779. Fasciculus II. Pp. 71–388 in Pallas, P.S. 1778-1779. Novae species quadrupedum e glirium ordine cum illustrationibus variis complurium ex hoc ordine animalium. Wolfgang Walther, Erlangen, 388 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15495036

Original name as described

Mus hudsonius

Other common names

Labrador Collared Lemming

Type locality

Labrador, Canada.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002126

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.

Ellobius hudsonius

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

hudsonius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

viii

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130069

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Fischer (1814:viii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130069) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)

Lemmus Hudsonius

(Godman, 1826)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

hudsonius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

73

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49165767

Authority publication

Philadelphia

Name usages

Godman (1826:73, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49165767) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67021)

Hipudoeus hudsonius

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

hudsonius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

277

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207744

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:277, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207744) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Georychus hudsonius

(McMurtrie, 1831)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

hudsonius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

148

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28834279

Authority publication

New York

Georychus Hudsonicus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

hudsonicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

121

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:121) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Dicrostonyx hudsonius

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

hudsonius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

159

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:483) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42619) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42619) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42619/115195917) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Mus hudsonius

(Pallas, 1779)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

hudsonius

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

208

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15495036

Authority publication

Erlangen

Name usages

Goldfuss (1809:149, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497983) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)

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