Dicrostonyx unalascensis

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: 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 unalascensis

Name

Dicrostonyx unalascensis Merriam, 1900

Type locality: USA (Alaska)

Synonyms

* Dicrostonyx groenlandicus unalascensis Merriam, 1900
* Dicrostonyx stevensoni Nelson, 1929

References

* Dicrostonyx unalascensis 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 unalascensis Merriam, 1900 (Data Deficient)

Vernacular names
English: Unalaska Collared Lemming, Umnak Island Collared Lemming

The Unalaska Collared Lemming (Dicrostonyx unalascensis) is a species of rodent in the Cricetidae family. This species is found on two islands, Umnak and Unalaska, in the Aleutian Archipelago of Alaska in the United States.[1] Its natural habitat is tundra.

References

1. ^ a b Linzey, A.V. & NatureServe (Garibaldi, A. & Hammerson, G.) (2008). Dicrostonyx unalascensis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 May 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of data deficient.

* 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.