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Dicrostonyx (lemming)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Dicrostonyx was named by Gloger (1841). It is extant.

It was assigned to Microtinae by Kurten and Anderson (1980); to Cricetidae by Gloger (1841) and McKenna and Bell (1997); to Arvicolinae by Seymour (2004); and to Dicrostonychini by Galewski et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Dicrostonyx Gloger
1980Dicrostonyx Kurten and Anderson p. 267
1997Dicrostonyx McKenna and Bell
2004Dicrostonyx Seymour
2006Dicrostonyx Galewski et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
Eumuroida
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyArvicolinae()
tribeDicrostonychiniKretzoi 1955
genusDicrostonyxGloger 1841

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.

G. Dicrostonyx Gloger 1841 [lemming]
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Dicrostonyx groenlandicus Traill 1823 [northern collared lemming]
Dicrostonyx hudsonius Pallas 1778 [Ungava collared lemming]
Dicrostonyx rubricatus Richardson 1839 [Bering collard lemming]
Dicrostonyx torquatus Pallas 1778 [Arctic lemming]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.78100 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.3 Ma

Collections (43 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Greenland Dicrostonyx torquatus (227055)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Poland Dicrostonyx simplicior (33874)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Belgium Dicrostonyx sp. (34127)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3Canada (Yukon) Dicrostonyx sp. (20432 20434 20437 20438 20439)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Alaska) Dicrostonyx torquatus (20325 20393)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Czech Republic Dicrostonyx simplicior (36216)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Canada (Yukon) Dicrostonyx sp. (74336)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Russian Federation (Respublika Saha (Jakutija)) Dicrostonyx torquatus (48581)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Dicrostonyx sp. (36013 36015)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126France (Limousin region) Dicrostonyx torquatus (36428 36439)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Michigan) Dicrostonyx sp. (70130)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Wyoming) Dicrostonyx sp. (93277)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Canada (Nunavut) Dicrostonyx torquatus (73699)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.126 - 0.0117Canada (Alberta) Dicrostonyx torquatus (93528)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Worcestershire) Dicrostonyx henseli (163070)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Hungary (Barany) Dicrostonyx torquatus (197461)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Russian Federation (Respublika Saha (Jakutija)) Dicrostonyx torquatus (48587)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Dicrostonyx hudsonius (93332 123868)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.126 - 0.0117Canada (Yukon) Dicrostonyx torquatus (20626)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.126 - 0.0117USA (Nebraska) Dicrostonyx torquatus (93179)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Dicrostonyx sp. (228444 228921)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Greenland Dicrostonyx groenlandica (227758) Dicrostonyx groenlandicus (226353 227816 227826 227875) Dicrostonyx sp. (227829)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Quebec) Dicrostonyx hudsonius (228861)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Nunavut) Dicrostonyx groenlandicus (229484 229489) Dicrostonyx sp. (228756) Dicrostonyx torquatus (73705 228898)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Yukon) Dicrostonyx sp. (228443)