Dicrostonyx unalascensis
C. H. Merriam, 1900
Unalaska 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
Merriam, C.H. 1900-03-14. Papers from the Harriman Alaska Expedition. I. Descriptions of twenty-six new mammals from Alaska and British North America. Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences 2:13-30.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8872029Original name as described
Dicrostonyx unalascensis
Other common names
Umnak Island Collared Lemming
Type material
USNM:MAMM:99622
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/332d3406d-969f-4f66-bc75-3ad95cfcc8feType locality
"Unalaska, Alaska," USA.
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Country distribution
United States
Subregion distribution
USA(AK)
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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