Nelson's collared lemming (Dicrostonyx nelsoni) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.
Nelson's collared lemming | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
Genus: | Dicrostonyx |
Species: | D. nelsoni
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Binomial name | |
Dicrostonyx nelsoni Merriam, 1900
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Nelson's collared lemming range[2] | |
Synonyms | |
Dicrostonyx exsul |
It is found in western and southwestern Alaska in the United States. [1]
References
edit- ^ a b Cassola, F. (2016). "Dicrostonyx nelsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T42620A22331765. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T42620A22331765.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) 2008. Dicrostonyx nelsoni. In: IUCN 2014. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. http://www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 20 March 2015.
See also
edit- 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.