Yellow steppe lemming

{{Short description|Species of rodent}}

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| name = Yellow steppe lemming

| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn|author=Batsaikhan, N.|author2=Avermid, D.|author3=Tinnin, D.|name-list-style=amp|year=2016|errata=2017|title=Eolagurus luteus|page=e.T7782A115086020|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T7782A22370187.en|access-date=13 April 2022}} Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.

| genus = Eolagurus

| species = luteus

| authority = (Eversmann, 1840)

| synonyms =

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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

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  • 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.

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Category:Eolagurus

Category:Rodents of China

Category:Mammals of Central Asia

Category:Mammals of Mongolia

Category:Mammals described in 1840

Category:Taxa named by Eduard Friedrich Eversmann

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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