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Clethrionomys gapperi (southern red-backed vole)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Arvicola gapperi was named by Vigors (1830). It is extant.

It was recombined as Evotomys gapperi by Merriam (1891), Stone (1893), Miller (1894), Rhoads (1894), Rhoads (1894), Preble (1908) and Taylor and Shaw (1929); it was recombined as Clethrionomys gapperi by Green (1928), Bailey (1929), Goodwin (1929), Goodwin (1929), Hall (1931), Whitlow and Hall (1933), Racey and Cowan (1935), Jackson (1938), Kellogg (1939), Anderson (1940), Smith (1940), Smith (1940), Doutt (1941), Bole and Moulthrop (1942), Anderson (1943), Booth (1945), Poole (1949), Cockrum and Fitch (1952), Hall and Cockrum (1952), Hall and Cockrum (1952), Wilson (1967), Kurten and Anderson (1980) and Hall (1981).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. glareolus, C. kretzoii, C. nageri, C. rufocanus

Synonyms
  • Evotomys carolinensis was named by Merriam (1888). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Clethrionomys gapperi by Kellogg (1939) and Hall (1981).
  • Evotomys caurinus was named by Bailey (1898). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Clethrionomys gapperi by Racey and Cowan (1935) and Hall (1981).
  • Evotomys fuscodorsalis was named by Allen (1894). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Clethrionomys gapperi by Hall (1981).
  • Evotomys galei was named by Merriam (1890). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Clethrionomys gapperi by Hall (1931) and Hall (1981).
  • Evotomys idahoensis was named by Merriam (1891). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Clethrionomys gapperi by Whitlow and Hall (1933) and Hall (1981).
  • Evotomys limitis was named by Bailey (1913). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Clethrionomys gapperi by Cockrum and Fitch (1952) and Hall (1981).
  • Evotomys nivarius was named by Bailey (1897). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Evotomys gapperi by Taylor and Shaw (1929); it was synonymized subjectively with Clethrionomys gapperi by Hall (1981).
  • Evotomys occidentalis was named by Merriam (1890). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Evotomys gapperi by Taylor and Shaw (1929); it was synonymized subjectively with Clethrionomys gapperi by Hall (1981).
  • Evotomys phaeus was named by Swarth (1911). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Clethrionomys gapperi by Hall and Cockrum (1952) and Hall (1981).
  • Evotomys proteus was named by Bangs (1897). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Clethrionomys gapperi by Jackson (1938) and Hall (1981).
  • Evotomys pygmaeus was named by Rhoads (1894). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Clethrionomys gapperi by Hall (1981).
  • Evotomys ungava was named by Bailey (1897). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Clethrionomys gapperi by Anderson (1939) and Hall (1981).
  • Evotomys wrangeli was named by Bailey (1897). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Clethrionomys gapperi by Hall and Cockrum (1952) and Hall (1981).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1830Arvicola gapperi Vigors
1888Evotomys carolinensis Merriam
1890Evotomys galei Merriam
1890Evotomys occidentalis Merriam
1891Evotomys gapperi Merriam
1891Evotomys idahoensis Merriam
1893Evotomys gapperi Stone
1894Evotomys fuscodorsalis Allen
1894Evotomys gapperi Miller
1894Evotomys gapperi Rhoads
1894Evotomys pygmaeus Rhoads
1897Evotomys nivarius Bailey
1897Evotomys ungava Bailey
1897Evotomys wrangeli Bailey
1897Evotomys proteus Bangs
1898Evotomys caurinus Bailey
1908Evotomys gapperi Preble
1911Evotomys phaeus Swarth
1913Evotomys limitis Bailey
1928Clethrionomys gapperi Green
1929Clethrionomys gapperi Bailey
1929Clethrionomys gapperi Goodwin
1929Evotomys gapperi Taylor and Shaw
1931Clethrionomys gapperi Hall
1933Clethrionomys gapperi Whitlow and Hall
1935Clethrionomys gapperi Racey and Cowan
1938Clethrionomys gapperi Jackson
1939Clethrionomys gapperi Kellogg
1940Clethrionomys gapperi Anderson
1940Clethrionomys gapperi Smith
1941Clethrionomys gapperi Doutt
1942Clethrionomys gapperi Bole and Moulthrop
1943Clethrionomys gapperi Anderson
1945Clethrionomys gapperi Booth
1949Clethrionomys gapperi Poole
1952Clethrionomys gapperi Cockrum and Fitch
1952Clethrionomys gapperi Hall and Cockrum
1967Clethrionomys gapperi Wilson p. 210
1980Clethrionomys gapperi Kurten and Anderson p. 257
1981Clethrionomys gapperi Hall

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—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()
tribeMyodiniKretzoi 1969
genusClethrionomysPallas 1811
speciesgapperi(Vigors 1830)

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.

Clethrionomys gapperi Vigors 1830 [southern red-backed vole]
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Invalid names: Evotomys carolinensis Merriam 1888 [synonym], Evotomys caurinus Bailey 1898 [synonym], Evotomys fuscodorsalis Allen 1894 [synonym], Evotomys galei Merriam 1890 [synonym], Evotomys idahoensis Merriam 1891 [synonym], Evotomys limitis Bailey 1913 [synonym], Evotomys nivarius Bailey 1897 [synonym], Evotomys occidentalis Merriam 1890 [synonym], Evotomys phaeus Swarth 1911 [synonym], Evotomys proteus Bangs 1897 [synonym], Evotomys pygmaeus Rhoads 1894 [synonym], Evotomys ungava Bailey 1897 [synonym], Evotomys wrangeli Bailey 1897 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available