Phenacomys ungava Merriam 1889

• Main Authors: Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier, Thomas E. Lacher, Jr
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Lynx Edicions 2017
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Chordata; Mammalia; Rodentia; Cricetidae; Phenacomys; Phenacomys ungava; Hudson Bay; Canada; Hudson
• Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/6710584; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6710584

23. Eastern Heather Vole Phenacomys ungava French: Phénacomys d'Ungava / German: Ostliche Heidekraut-Wiihimaus / Spanish: Topillo de brezo oriental Taxonomy. Phenacomys ungava Merriam, 1889, “Fort Chimo, Ungava, Hudson Bay Territory,” Canada. Four subspecies are recognized. Subspecies and Distribution. P.u.ungavaMerriam,1889—C&EManitoba,Ontario,Quebec,andNNewfoundland,Canada,andNEMinnesota,USA. P.u.crassusBangs,1900—extremeNEQuebecandSNewfoundland,Canada. P.u.mackenziiPreble,1902—fromSYukon,SNorthwestTerritories,andSNunavutStoCBritishColumbiaandSCAlberta,andEthroughNSaskatchewanand NManitobatoHudsonBay,Canada. P. u. soperiR. M. Anderson, 1942 — SE Alberta, C Saskatchewan, and SW Manitoba, Canada. Descriptive notes. Head—body 83-112 mm, tail 23-40 mm, ear 12—-13-5 mm, hindfoot 17-20 mm; weight 15-47 g. The Eastern Heather Vole is a smallto medium-sized, with short tail thatis less than one-half of head-body length. Face and snout of adults and occasionally subadults are distinctive, with yellow, ocher, cinnamon, or red tints that contrast with rest of head and dorsum. Ears are small and relatively hairy, with yellow or tawny tips and tuft ofstiff, orange hair anterior to ear. Dorsum is thick,soft, and grizzled dull brown, with yellow or tawny wash. Sides are lighter, and venter may be grayish white. Juveniles are darker. Tail tends to be bicolored. The Eastern Heather Vole has eight mammae: four inguinal and four pectoral. Unlike most other arvicolines, molars are rooted in adults. Chromosomal complementis 2n = 56, FN = 58. Habitat. Boreal forests, with composition varing across Canada. In the east, habitat associations used by Eastern Heather Vole are centered on coniferous forests of pines or spruces. In central Canada, jack pine (Pinus banksiana, Pinaceae) forests that have heavy understories of heath shrubs had highest densities of Eastern Heather Voles, while disturbed and mixed forests had much lower numbers. In Ontario, forest with high understory cover of sheep laurel (Kalmia angustifolia), lowbush ...