Synaptomys cooperi

S. F. Baird, 1857

Southern Bog Lemming

Side view. Also as Southern Lemming Mouse.
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Location:USA, Mich, Livingston Co., BrightonDate taken:Jan 1, 1981

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 682

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Baird, S.F. 1857. General Report upon the Zoology of the Several Pacific Railroad Routes. Part I. Mammals. A. P. Nicholson, Washington, 757 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58488326

Original name as described

Synaptomys cooperi

Other common names

Kansas Bog Lemming · Southern Lemming Mouse

Type material

USNM:MAMM:1367 (= USNM:MAMM:A3230)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32f82dc8c-a349-4e34-9756-34d44029dec5

Type locality

type locality not given. Fixed by B. P. Bole, Jr. and P. N. Moulthrop in 1942 as Jackson, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(RI, IN, NE, IL, DC, ME, NH, CT, MO, MI, VA, WI, NY, PA, GA, KS, NC, SC, MA, KY, MN, WV, AR, IA, VT, TN, OH, NJ, MD, SD)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002147

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.

Total: 18 names and synonyms.

Synaptomys cooperi

S. F. Baird, 1857

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cooperi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:1367 (= USNM:MAMM:A3230)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32f82dc8c-a349-4e34-9756-34d44029dec5

Authority page

558

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58488326

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Murray (1866:357, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580353) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  2. Coues (1874:194, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26362044) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15059)
  3. Trouessart (1881:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36771)
  4. True (1885:596, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306390) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  5. Rhoads (1896:183, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1675525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14622)
  6. Miller (1896:35, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811324) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14564)
  7. Trouessart (1897:545, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435089) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
  8. Trouessart (1904:461, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423342) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  9. Howell (1927:12, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25804823) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16607)
  10. Necker & Hatfield (1941:54) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69510)
  11. Anderson (1947:144, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62435260) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72301)
  12. Hall & Cockrum (1953:474, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10715528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17243)
  13. Corbet & Hill (1980:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  14. Hall (1981:831) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35037)
  15. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:504) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  16. Repenning & Grady (1988:22) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35853)
  17. Corbet & Hill (1991:168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  18. Musser & Carleton (1993:534) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  19. Arroyo-Cabrales, Polaco & Johnson (2002:111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57756)
  20. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  21. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:275) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  22. Bradley, Ammerman, Baker, Bradley, Cook, Dowler, Jones, Schmidly, Stangl, Van Den Bussche & Würsig (2014:18, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57785980) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19157)
  23. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  24. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42639) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  25. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42639) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  26. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  27. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42639/115198182) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Arvicola (Synaptomys) gossii

(Coues, 1877)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

gossii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

235

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16001013

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

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

Synaptomys stonei

Rhoads, 1893

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

stonei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 7567 (= SNR 567)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

53

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41457173

Authority publication

The American Naturalist

Name usages

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

Synaptomys fatuus

Bangs, 1896

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fatuus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-3857

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-3857

Authority page

47

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2328886

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Miller (1896:35, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811324) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14564)
  2. Trouessart (1897:545, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435089) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Synaptomys helaletes gossii

C. H. Merriam, 1896

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

gossii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:A6915

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31531713d-19ab-4664-931a-94eecebd7366

Authority page

60

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2328630

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Synaptomys helaletes

C. H. Merriam, 1896

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

helaletes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:75172

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37722f1f9-d03a-4d5c-bc0d-eaa0f45cbd45

Authority page

59

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2328629

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Miller (1896:35, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811324) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14564)
  2. Trouessart (1897:545, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435089) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Synaptomys cooperi gossi

Rhoads & R. T. Young, 1897

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

gossi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

307

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1854589

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Synaptomys cooperi stonei

Trouessart, 1904

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

stonei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

462

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423343

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Trouessart (1904:462, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  2. Howell (1927:14, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25804825) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16607)
  3. Necker & Hatfield (1941:54) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69510)
  4. Hall & Cockrum (1953:476, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10715530) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17243)
  5. Hall (1981:832) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35037)
  6. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Synaptomys cooperi gossei

Trouessart, 1904

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

gossei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

462

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423343

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:462, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Synaptomys cooperi fatuus

Trouessart, 1904

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fatuus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

462

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423343

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:462, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

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