Yellow Steppe Lemming

Yellow Steppe Lemming
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Eolagurus
Species: E. luteus
Binomial name
Eolagurus luteus
(Eversmann, 1840)

The Yellow Steppe Lemming (Eolagurus luteus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in China, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia. Its natural habitat is temperate desert.

References

  1. ^ Batsaikhan, N., Avermid, D. & Tinnin, D. (2008). Eolagurus luteus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 May 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.