FIELD BOOK OF MAMMALS 



Quebec, including Ungava, and at least as far west as central 

 Ontario." (Howell) 



Phenacomys latimanus Merriam = Phenacomys ungava 

 ungava. 



Labrador Phenacomys. — Phenacomys ungava crassus (Bangs) 

 Large and dull-colored. Upperparts snuff-brown; under- 

 parts grayish; tail bicolor; nose yellowish. Total length, 

 6.1 inches; tail vertebras, 1.5 inches; hind foot, .8 inch. 

 Found in "Southern Labrador: Limits of range unknown." 

 (Howell) 



Mackenzie Phenacomys. — Phenacomys mackenzii Preble. 

 Rather small, tail short, feet small. Upperparts brown, 

 darkest on rump, grayer on foreparts; face yellowish; feet 

 pale; tail bicolor; underparts grayish white. Total length, 

 5.6 inches; tail vertebrae, 1.3 inches; hind foot, .68 inch. 

 Found in "The territory east of the mountains in Alberta, 

 north almost to Great Bear Lake, and east to Hudson 

 Bay." (Howell) 



Albipes Group 



Characterized by long tail (slightly hairy) and sooty nose; 

 found along Pacific coast of northern California to Oregon. 



Coast Phenacomys. — Phenacomys albipes Merriam. 



Dark rich brown in color, tail long. Upperparts rich warm 

 brown, mixed with black-tipped hairs, brownest member of 

 the genus; tail bicolor; face sooty; feet light; underparts 

 clear gray, in fall pelage with buffy tinge. Total length, 

 6.8 inches; tail vertebra, 2.5 inches; hind foot, .78 inch. 

 "Occurs in a coastal strip of unknown width from Areata, 

 Humboldt County, Calif., north to the vicinity of the 

 Columbia River probably, and east as far as Vida, Oregon." 

 (Howell) 



. Longicaudus Group 



Characterized by arboreal habit and long, heavy tail, 

 somewhat hairy; found in humid coastal forests of northern 

 California and Oregon. 



Red Tree Mouse. — Phenacomys longicaudus True. 



Rather large in size; tail long, somewhat hairy; toes long; 

 color bright reddish. Upperparts uniform cinnamon, with 

 a few black-tipped hairs; sides slightly paler; tail blackish; 

 ears and feet colored like upperparts; underparts whitish. 

 Females slightly larger than males. Total length, males, 

 6.6 inches, females, 7.3 inches; tail vertebrae, males, 2.7 

 inches, females, 2.9 inches; hind foot, males, .8 inch, females, 

 .84 inch. Found "Locally in humid coast district from 

 Mendocino County, Calif., into central Oregon, and possibly 

 to the Columbia River." (Howell) 



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