Authority citation: Merriam, C.H. 1900-03-14. Papers from the Harriman Alaska Expedition. I. Descriptions of twenty-six new mammals from Alaska and British North America. Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences 2:13-30.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8872029
Original name as described: Dicrostonyx nelsoni
Nominal names: nelsoni C. H. Merriam, 1900 | exsul G. M. Allen, 1919 | peninsulae Handley, 1953
Other common names: St. Lawrence Island Collared Lemming
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Cricetidae -- Subfamily: Arvicolinae -- Tribe: Dicrostonychini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: USNM:MAMM:186500
Type locality: "St. Michaels [Norton Sound], Alaska."
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): United States (USA)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
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