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

Bull. Soc. Nat. Moscow, 25

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

Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

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

Lagurus luteus

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

luteus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

163

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

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. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Smith & Xie (2008:221) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #7782) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #7782) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002137) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/7782/115086020) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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 antecedens

Rekovets, 1985

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

antecedens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

89

Authority publication

book

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