Eolagurus luteus

(Eversmann, 1840)

Yellow Steppe Lemming

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Arvicolinae
Tribe : Lagurini
Genus : Eolagurus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Eversmann, E.F. 1840. Mittheilungen ueber einige neue und einige weniger gekannte Säugethiere Russlands. Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou 1840(1):3-59.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44036657

Original name as described

Georychus luteus

Type material

ZIN S. 2252

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

NW of Aral Sea, Kyzylorda Region, Kazakhstan.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Kazakhstan · Russia · China · Mongolia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002137

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Georychus luteus

(Eversmann, 1840)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

luteus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 2252

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

25

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44036657

Authority publication

Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou

Name usages

  1. Eversmann (1840:25, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44036657) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68659)
  2. Eversmann (1841:5, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13552026) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69287)
  3. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Ellobius luteus

(A. Murray, 1866)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

luteus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

357

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580353

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Murray (1866:357, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580353) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Myodes luteus

(Fitzinger, 1867)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

luteus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

114

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476800

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1867:114, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476800) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)

Eremiomys luteus

(Poljakov, 1881)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

luteus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

35

Authority publication

Записки Императорской академіи наук

Name usages

Polyakov (1881:35) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66390)

Microtus luteus

(G. S. Miller, 1896)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

luteus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

51

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811340

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Miller (1896:51, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811340) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14564)

Lagurus luteus

(Satunin, 1905)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

luteus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

31

Authority publication

Записки Кавказского отдела Русского географического общества

Name usages

  1. Satunin (1905:31) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69041)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Lagurus (Eolagurus) gromovi

(Topachevs'kiy, 1963)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

gromovi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

100-101

Authority publication

Bulletin de l'Académie des Sciences d'Ukraïne

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Lagurus praeluteus

(Schevtschenko, 1965)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

praeluteus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

45-46

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Lagurus (Eolagurus) volgensis

(L. P. Aleksandrova, 1976)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

volgensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

82

Authority publication

Trudy Geologicheskogo Instituta Akademiya Nauk SSSR

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Eolagurus luteus axshaenicus

Rădulescu & P.-M. Samson, 1976

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

axshaenicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

151-170

Authority publication

Travaux de l'Institut de Spéologie "Émile Racovitza"

Eolagurus luteus rumanus

Rădulescu & P.-M. Samson, 1976

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rumanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

151-170

Authority publication

Travaux de l'Institut de Spéologie "Émile Racovitza"

Eolagurus luteus tomidanus

Rădulescu & P.-M. Samson, 1976

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

tomidanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

151-170

Authority publication

Travaux de l'Institut de Spéologie "Émile Racovitza"

Eolagurus gromovi vistornensis

Rădulescu & P.-M. Samson, 1976

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

vistornensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

151-170

Authority publication

Travaux de l'Institut de Spéologie "Émile Racovitza"

Eolagurus luteus

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

luteus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

485

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:485) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:172) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Musser & Carleton (1993:513) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Smith & Xie (2008:221) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  6. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #7782) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #7782) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002137) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/7782/115086020) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Eolagurus luteus antecedens

Rekovets, 1985

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

antecedens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

89

Authority publication

book

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