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Dicrostonyx groenlandicus (northern collared lemming)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Dicrostonyx groenlandicus was named by Traill (1823) [not original combination]. It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Dicrostonyx torquatus by Rausch (1953), Ognev (1963) and Rausch (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1823Dicrostonyx groenlandicus Traill
1981Dicrostonyx groenlandicus Hall
1993Dicrostonyx groenlandicus Wilson and Reeder
1999Dicrostonyx groenlandicus Fedorov and Goropashnaya
2000Dicrostonyx groenlandicus Ehrich and 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
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()
tribeDicrostonychiniKretzoi 1955
genusDicrostonyxGloger 1841
speciesgroenlandicusTraill 1823

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.

Dicrostonyx groenlandicus Traill 1823 [northern collared lemming]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Nunavut) Dicrostonyx groenlandicus (229484 229489)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Greenland Dicrostonyx groenlandicus (226353 227816 227826 227875)