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Synaptomys (Mictomys) borealis (northern bog lemming)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy

Arvicola borealis was named by Richardson (1828). It is extant.

It was recombined as Synaptomys borealis by Osgood (1907), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Hall (1981); it was recombined as Mictomys borealis by von Koenigswald and Martin (1984), Barnosky and Rasmussen (1988), Wood and Barnosky (1994); it was recombined as Synaptomys (Mictomys) borealis by Seymour (2004).

Synonyms

Mictomys innuitus was named by True (1894) [genotype]. It is the type species of Mictomys.

It was synonymized subjectively with Synaptomys borealis by Howell (1927), Hall (1981); it was synonymized subjectively with Mictomys borealis by Wood and Barnosky (1994).
Synaptomys andersoni was named by Allen (1903).

It was synonymized subjectively with Synaptomys borealis by Hall (1981); it was synonymized subjectively with Mictomys borealis by Wood and Barnosky (1994).
Synaptomys bullatus was named by Preble (1902).

It was synonymized subjectively with Synaptomys borealis by Hall (1981); it was synonymized subjectively with Mictomys borealis by Wood and Barnosky (1994).
Synaptomys chapmani was named by Allen (1903).

It was synonymized subjectively with Synaptomys borealis by Howell (1927), Hall (1981); it was synonymized subjectively with Mictomys borealis by Wood and Barnosky (1994).
Synaptomys dalli was named by Merriam (1896).

It was synonymized subjectively with Synaptomys borealis by Howell (1927), Hall (1981); it was synonymized subjectively with Mictomys borealis by Wood and Barnosky (1994).
Synaptomys sphagnicola was named by Preble (1899).

It was synonymized subjectively with Synaptomys borealis by Howell (1927), Hall (1981); it was synonymized subjectively with Mictomys borealis by Wood and Barnosky (1994).
Synaptomys truei was named by Merriam (1896).

It was synonymized subjectively with Synaptomys borealis by Hall (1981); it was synonymized subjectively with Mictomys borealis by Wood and Barnosky (1994).
Synaptomys wrangeli was named by Merriam (1896).

It was synonymized subjectively with Synaptomys borealis by Hall (1981); it was synonymized subjectively with Mictomys borealis by Wood and Barnosky (1994).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1828	Arvicola borealis Richardson
1894	Mictomys innuitus True
1896	Synaptomys dalli Merriam
1896	Synaptomys truei Merriam
1896	Synaptomys wrangeli Merriam
1899	Synaptomys sphagnicola Preble
1902	Synaptomys bullatus Preble
1903	Synaptomys andersoni Allen
1903	Synaptomys chapmani Allen
1907	Synaptomys borealis Osgood
1980	Synaptomys borealis Kurten and Anderson p. 270
1981	Synaptomys borealis Hall
1984	Mictomys borealis von Koenigswald and Martin
1988	Mictomys borealis Barnosky and Rasmussen
1994	Mictomys borealis Wood and Barnosky
2004	Synaptomys (Mictomys) borealis Seymour

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
subclass	Synapsida
—	Therapsida	()
infraorder	Cynodontia	()

Rank	Name	Author
—	Mammaliamorpha
—	Mammaliaformes
class	Mammalia
—	Cladotheria
—	Zatheria
subclass	Tribosphenida	()
subclass	Theria
—	Eutheria	()
—	Placentalia
—	Boreoeutheria
—	Euarchontoglires	Murphy et al. 2001
—	Gliriformes	Wyss and Meng 1996
—	Glires	()
—	Simplicidentata	()
order	Rodentia	Bowdich 1821
family	Cricetidae	Fischer von Waldheim 1817
genus	Synaptomys	True 1894
subgenus	Mictomys
species	borealis	(Richardson 1828)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Synaptomys (Mictomys) borealis Richardson 1828 [northern bog lemming]

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Invalid names: Mictomys innuitus True 1894 [synonym], Synaptomys andersoni Allen 1903 [synonym], Synaptomys bullatus Preble 1902 [synonym], Synaptomys chapmani Allen 1903 [synonym], Synaptomys dalli Merriam 1896 [synonym], Synaptomys sphagnicola Preble 1899 [synonym], Synaptomys truei Merriam 1896 [synonym], Synaptomys wrangeli Merriam 1896 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available