Eolagurus przewalskii

(Büchner, 1890)

Przewalski's 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

Büchner, E. 1890-06-15. Wissenschaftliche Resultate der von N. M. Przewalski nach Central-Asien unternommenen Reisen. Zoologischer Theil. Band I. Säugethiere. Lieferung 3. Pp. 89–136 in Büchner, E. 1889-01-02. Wissenschaftliche Resultate der von N. M. Przewalski nach Central-Asien unternommenen Reisen. Zoologischer Theil. Band I. Säugethiere. Lieferung 2. Pp. 49–88 in Büchner, E. 1894. Wissenschaftliche Resultate der von N. M. Przewalski nach Central-Asien unternommenen Reisen. Zoologischer Theil. Band I. Säugethiere. Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften, Saint Petersburg, 232 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56758229

Original name as described

Eremiomys Przewalskii

Other common names

Tibetan Yellow Steppe Lemming

Type material

ZIN S. 2303

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

shore of Iche-zaidemin Nor, Tsaidam region, Qinghai, China.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Mongolia · China

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002138

Country distribution map

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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.

Eremiomys Przewalskii

(Büchner, 1890)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

przewalskii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 2303

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

127

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56758229

Authority publication

Saint Petersburg

Eolagurus przewalskii

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

przewalskii

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 (2008:222) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:318) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #7783) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #7783) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002138) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/7783/115086159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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