Phenacomys ungava Merriam 1889

Phenacomys ungava Merriam 1889, N. Amer. Fauna, 2: 35.

Type Locality: Canada, Quebec Prov., Fort Chimo, near Ungava Bay.

Vernacular Names: Eastern Heather Vole.

Synonyms: Phenacomys celatus Merriam 1889; Phenacomys crassus Bangs 1900; Phenacomys latimanus Merriam 1889; Phenacomys mackenzii Preble 1902; Phenacomys soperi Anderson 1942 .

Distribution: S Yukon across much of Canada to E Labrador; southwards skirting the E Rocky Mountains to S Alberta, along the N Great Lakes and lower St. Lawrence River, SE Quebec.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: See remarks under P. intermedius and McAllister and Hoffmann (1988) on proper usage of ungava for this form. Distributional limits in late Pleistocene much farther south, as far as N Arkansas, C Tennessee, and Virginia (Graham and Lundelius, 1994).