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Dicrostonyx nunatakensis

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 nunatakensis

Name

Dicrostonyx nunatakensis Youngman, 1967

Type locality: Canada (Yucon Territory, Ogilvie Mountains)

References

* Dicrostonyx nunatakensis 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 nunatakensis Youngman, 1967 (Least Concern)


Vernacular names
English: Ogilvie Mountains Collared Lemming

The Ogilvie Mountains Collared Lemming (Dicrostonyx nunatakensis) is a species of rodent in the Cricetidae family. It is found only in Canada[2]. Its natural habitat is tundra.

References

1. ^ Linzey, A.V. & NatureServe (Morrison, M. & Hammerson, G.) (2008) Dicrostonyx nunatakensis In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.2. www.iucnredlist.org Retrieved on 1 August 2010. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of Least Concern.
2. ^ 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.

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