Lemmus sibiricus

(Kerr, 1792)

West Siberian Brown Lemming

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Kerr, R. 1792. The Animal Kingdom, or Zoological System of the celebrated Sir Charles Linnaeus. Class I. Mammalia. A. Strahan, T. Cadell, and W. Creech, Edinburgh, 462 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664265

Original name as described

Mus Lemmus sibiricus

Other common names

Siberian Brown Lemming · Black-footed Lemming · Brown Lemming · Ob Lemming · Siberian Lemming

Type locality

between Polar Ural Mountains and lower course of Ob River, Yamalo-Nenetskaya Nats. Okr., Russia.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Russia

Taxonomy notes

previously included L. amurensis and L. novosibiricus (previously known as ognevi or bungei) and is sometimes included under L. lemmus

Taxonomy notes citation

Spitsyn, V. M., Bolotov, I. N., Kondakov, A. V., Klass, A. L., Mizin, I. A., Tomilova, A. A., Zubrii, N. A., & Gofarov, M. Y. (2021). A new Norwegian Lemming subspecies from Novaya Zemlya, Arctic Russia. Ecologica Montenegrina, 40, 93-117. · Kryštufek, B., & Shenbrot, G. (2022). Voles and Lemmings (Arvicolinae) of the Palaearctic Region. University of Maribor Press, Maribor. · Abramson, N. I., & Petrova, T. V. (2018). Genetic analysis of type material of the Amur lemming resolves nomenclature issues and creates challenges for the taxonomy of true lemmings (Lemmus, Rodentia: Cricetidae) in the eastern Palearctic. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 182(2), 465-477. · Abramson, N., Petrova, T., & Dokuchaev, N. (2022). Analysis of “historical” DNA of museum samples resolve taxonomic, nomenclature and biogeography issues: case study of true lemmings. Biological Communications, 67(4), 340-348. · Kryštufek, B., & Shenbrot, G. I. (2023). The name-bearing type is essential for the objective identification of a taxonomic name: the message from the lectotypification of Lemmus obensis bungei. Mammalia, XX(XX), XX-XX.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006712

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.

Lemmus obensis bungei

Vinogradov, 1925

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

bungei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 11025

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

56

Authority publication

Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie des Sciences de Russie

Georychus migratorius

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

migratorius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

121

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:121) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Myodes obensis

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

obensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

596

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306390

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

True (1885:596, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306390) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Lemmus sibiricus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

sibiricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

160

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:489) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:275) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:293) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #11482) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #11482) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006712) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11482/115102530) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Lemmus sibiricus sibiricus

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

sibiricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

293

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:293) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Lemmus lemmus sibiricus

Kryštufek & Shenbrot, 2022

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

sibiricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

44

Authority publication

Maribor

Name usages

Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:44) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Mus Lemmus sibiricus

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

sibiricus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

241

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664265

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Hypudaeus migratorius

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

migratorius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

59, 63

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080915 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080919

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Illiger (1815:59, 63, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080915, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080919) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  2. Lichtenstein (1823:123, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60405160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65818)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Lemmus obensis

Brants, 1827

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

obensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

55

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47496944

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:44) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Lemmus obensis bungei

Vinogradov, 1924

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

bungei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

189

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:44) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

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