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

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

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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
genusSynaptomysTrue 1894
subgenusMictomys
speciesborealis(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