Myopus schisticolor

(N. Lilljeborg, 1844)

Wood Lemming

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Lilljeborg, N. 1844. Beskrifning af 2:ne för Skandinaviens Fauna nya Däggdjur. Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 1843:65-73.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47304310

Original name as described

Myodes schisticolor

Type material

UUZM type #159

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

near Lillehammer, Mjosen, Gudbrandsdal, Norway.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Norway · Sweden · Finland · Russia · China · Mongolia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002145

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.

Myopus saianicus

Hinton, 1914

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

saianicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1912.4.1.126

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

343

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15818580

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:50) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Myopus thayeri

G. M. Allen, 1914

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

thayeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:15264

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:15264

Authority page

58

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12808584

Authority publication

Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:50) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Myopus morulus

Hollister, 1912

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

morulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:175197

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b46d5f94-74fe-4443-b12a-ac0b71832b3c

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8910583

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:50) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Myodes schisticolor

(N. Lilljeborg, 1844)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

schisticolor

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UUZM type #159

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

65

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47304310

Authority publication

Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:49) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Myopus middendorffi

Vinogradov, 1922

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

middendorffi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 72

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

512

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8483745

Authority publication

Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie des Sciences de Russie

Name usages

Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:50) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Myopus schisticolor vinogradovi

Skalon & Rayevskiy, 1940

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

vinogradovi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-32829

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-32829

Authority page

193

Authority publication

Nauchno-metodicheskie zapiski glavnogo upravleniya zapovednikov

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:50) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Myopus schisticolor

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

schisticolor

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. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Smith & Xie (2008:236) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:292) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:49) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14104/115119850) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Lemmus schisticolor

(Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

schisticolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

488, 489

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:488, 489) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Myopus schisticolor saianicus

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

saianicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

236

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:236) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Myopus middendorfi

Vinogradov, 1922

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

middendorfi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

374

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8483601

Authority publication

Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie des Sciences de Russie

Name usages

Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:50) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Myopus shisticolor

Vinogradov, 1922

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

shisticolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

374

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8483601

Authority publication

Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie des Sciences de Russie

middendorfii

Pavlinov & Lisovsky, 2012

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

middendorfii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

224

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

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

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