Synaptomys cooperi

S. F. Baird, 1857

Southern Bog 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 : 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://www.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. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

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 cooperi paludis

Hibbard & Rinker, 1942

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

paludis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KU:M:13713

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=90a1e485-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Authority page

26

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4405536

Authority publication

University of Kansas Science Bulletin

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Synaptomys cooperi relictus

J. K. Jones, 1958

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

relictus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KU:M:51617

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=922de731-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Authority page

387

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2978491

Authority publication

University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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

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

Synaptomys cooperi saturatus

Bole & Moulthrop, 1942

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

saturatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMZ 121252

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

149

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41758902

Authority publication

Scientific Publications of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

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. True (1885:596, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306390) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:504) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:275) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  6. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42639) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42639) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42639/115198182) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Synaptomys cooperi kentucki

R. W. Barbour, 1956

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

kentucki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:301891

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3084eb248-97d9-468a-8810-5e252a0897d0

Authority page

414

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Synaptomys cooperi jesseni

Long, 1987

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

jesseni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:565670

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dc3f2900-eadb-4e21-9956-3a7edffb24f9

Authority page

324

Authority publication

Mammalia

Name usages

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

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

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 cooperi cooperi

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cooperi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

291

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Synaptomys cooperi gossii

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

gossii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

291

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Synaptomys cooperi helaletes

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

helaletes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

291

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Synaptomys cooperi stonei

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

stonei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

291

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Arvicola (Synaptomys) gossii

(Coues, 1877)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

gossii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

235

Authority publication

book

Name usages

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

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