Phenacomys intermedius

C. H. Merriam, 1889

Western Heather Vole

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Merriam, C.H. 1889-10-30. Description of a new genus (Phenacomys) and four new species of Arvicolinæ. North American Fauna 2:27-52.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799525

Original name as described

Phenacomys intermedius

Type material

CMN 181

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"a basaltic plateau, about 20 miles [= 32 km] NNW of Kamloops," 5500 feet (= 1676 m), British Columbia, Canada.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(NM,CO,CA,ID,WY,OR,WA,UT,MT)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002197

Country distribution map

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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.

Phenacomys constablei

J. A. Allen, 1899

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

constablei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-14406

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-14406

Authority page

4

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Phenacomys oramontis

Rhoads, 1895

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

oramontis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 9354 (= SNR 2354)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

941

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41521164

Authority publication

The American Naturalist

Name usages

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

Phenacomys intermedius laingi

R. M. Anderson, 1942

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

laingi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CMN 16528

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

59

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28023173

Authority publication

The Canadian Field-Naturalist

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:289) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Phenacomys intermedius

C. H. Merriam, 1889

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

intermedius

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CMN 181

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

32

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799525

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:200, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Orr (1949:96) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67164)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:161) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:499) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  6. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:240) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  7. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:289) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42636) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42636) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002197) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42636/115197827) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Phenacomys olympicus

D. G. Elliot, 1899

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

olympicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:6187

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=38ad5063-724c-4b8c-9129-ba5dbce28d5d

Authority page

225

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2654074

Authority publication

Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series

Name usages

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

Microtus (Lagurus) pumilus

(D. G. Elliot, 1899)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

pumilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:6269

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=0a674ee0-4f19-4a46-9d1a-86c1fde1148d

Authority page

226

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2654075

Authority publication

Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series

Name usages

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

Propliophenacomys uptegrovensis

(L. D. Martin, 1975)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

uptegrovensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UNSM 31391

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

105

Authority publication

University of Michigan Papers on Paleontology

Phenacomys intermedius celsus

A. B. Howell, 1923

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

celsus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:109103

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3857a8de9-0910-4c8e-9b0b-8f638a0ccd6d

Authority page

158

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34510687

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Phenacomys orophilus

C. H. Merriam, 1891

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

orophilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:23856 (= USNM:MAMM:A31256)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/313911983-c817-49a4-9c6a-4b7fa221bbe0

Authority page

65

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25798888

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

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

Phenacomys truei

J. A. Allen, 1894

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

truei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:3056 (= USNM:MAMM:A36884)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e2ed3bd3-081c-41f3-8467-1bdd77dba1c1

Authority page

331

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26893503

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Phenacomys intermedius levis

A. B. Howell, 1923

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

levis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:72405

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30722fd7a-2cbd-4c7c-bfe1-4b10503f6b55

Authority page

157

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34510686

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Phenacomys preblei

C. H. Merriam, 1897

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

preblei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:74513

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3aeedc96f-be1d-4e5c-b584-814540686b2f

Authority page

45

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3942165

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Phenacomys intermedius intermedius

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

intermedius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

200

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806115

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:200, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:289) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Phenacomys intermedius olympicus

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

olympicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

201

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806116

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Bailey (1936:201, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806116) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Phenacomys intermedius oramontis

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

oramontis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

289

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:289) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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