Phenacomys intermedius Merriam 1889

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 1035

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Phenacomys intermedius Merriam 1889
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Phenacomys intermedius Merriam 1889 View in CoL

Phenacomys intermedius Merriam 1889 View in CoL , N. Amer. Fauna, 2: 32.

Type Locality: Canada, British Columbia Prov., 20 mi (32 km) NNW Kamloops.

Vernacular Names: Western Heather Vole.

Synonyms: Phenacomys celsus A. B. Howell 1923 ; Phenacomys constablei J. A. Allen 1899 ; Phenacomys laingi Anderson 1942 ; Phenacomys levis A. B. Howell 1923 ; Phenacomys olympicus Elliot 1899 ; Phenacomys oramontis Rhoads 1895 ; Phenacomys orophilus Merriam 1891 ; Phenacomys preblei Merriam 1897 ; Phenacomys pumilus (Elliot 1899) ; Phenacomys truei J. A. Allen 1894 .

Distribution: NW British Columbia and SW Alberta, Canada, south to N New Mexico, C Utah, and N California, USA; disjunct populations in EC California and W Nevada, USA.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Howell (1926) originally recognized three species ( intermedius , mackenzii , and ungava ) of heather voles, later reduced to two ( intermedius and ungava including mackenzii ) by Anderson (1942, 1947). Crowe (1943) further lumped all under intermedius based on suspected intergrades from SW Alberta, and the recognition of a single species has been generally followed (e.g., Banfield, 1974; Corbet and Hill, 1991; Hall and Cockrum, 1953) but not exclusively so ( Cowan and Guiguet, 1965; Miller and Kellogg, 1955; Peterson, 1966). Foster and Peterson (1961) questioned Crowe’s appreciation of age-effects in his identification of the alleged intergrades between intermedius and ungava . As remarked by Cowan and Guiguet (1965), the matter of their synonymy "requires more detailed examination before a decision can be reached," an appraisal which stands equally valid today. See McAllister and Hoffmann (1988, Mammalian Species, 305, including ungava ).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Cricetidae

Genus

Phenacomys

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Phenacomys intermedius Merriam 1889

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005
2005
Loc

Phenacomys intermedius

Merriam 1889: 32
1889
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