Clethrionomys gapperi
(Vigors in Gapper, 1830)
Southern Red-backed Vole
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
Order | : Rodentia |
Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
Superfamily | : Muroidea |
Family | : Cricetidae |
Subfamily | : Arvicolinae |
Tribe | : Clethrionomyini |
Genus | : Clethrionomys |
Species status
Authority citation
Gapper. 1830-06. Observations on the Quadrupeds found in the District of Upper Canada extending between York and Lake Simcoe, with the view of illustrating their geographical distribution, as well as of describing some Species hitherto unnoticed. Zoological Journal 5(18):201-207.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13380880Original name as described
Arvicola Gapperi
Other common names
Boreal Red-backed Vole · Gapper's Red-backed Vole · Revillagigedo Island Red-backed Vole
Type locality
between York [= Toronto] and Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Country distribution
Canada · United States
Subregion distribution
USA(VA,NJ,AK,ID,AZ,WY,MA,WI,NH,ND,WA,KY,NM,CT,OR,OH,GA,RI,UT,MI,PA,IA,MN,TN,MT,WV,NY,VT,CO,MD,NC,ME,SC,SD)
Taxonomy notes
oldest name available for this genus is now Clethrionomys, as Myodes was shown to be a synonym of Lemmus (however, this is controversial)
Taxonomy notes citation
Kryštufek, B., Tesakov, A. S., Lebedev, V. S., Bannikova, A. A., Abramson, N. I., & Shenbrot, G. (2020). Back to the future: the proper name for red-backed voles is Clethrionomys Tilesius and not Myodes Pallas. Mammalia, 84(2), 214-217.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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