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 rodents in the family Cricetidae. It is found in China, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia. Its natural habitat is temperate desert.
References
- ↑ Batsaikhan, N., Avermid, D. & Tinnin, D. (2008). Eolagurus luteus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 24 May 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. (2005). Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.