Dicrostonyx nelsoni

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Rodentia
Subordo: Myomorpha
Superfamilia: Muroidea
Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Arvicolinae
Genus: Dicrostonyx
Species: Dicrostonyx nelsoni

Name

Dicrostonyx nelsoni Merriam, 1900

Type locality: USA (Alaska, Norton Sound)

Synonyms

* Dicrostonyx exsul G.M. Allen, 1919

References

* Dicrostonyx nelsoni in Mammal Species of the World.
* Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* IUCN link: Dicrostonyx nelsoni Merriam, 1919 (Least Concern)

Vernacular names
English: Nelson's Collared Lemming

Nelson's Collared Lemming (Dicrostonyx nelsoni) is a species of rodent in the Cricetidae family. It is found in western and southwestern Alaska in the United States.[1]

References

1. ^ a b Linzey, A.V. & Hammerson, G. (2008) Dicrostonyx nelsoni In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. www.iucnredlist.org Retrieved on 03 February 2010.

* Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.