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Lemmus sibiricus (Siberian brown lemming)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Lemmus sibiricus was named by Ognev (1947) [actually named as Mus lemmus sibiricus by Kerr 1792; oldest elevation I know of]. It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Lemmus sibiricus Ognev
1980Lemmus sibiricus Kurten and Anderson p. 267
2006Lemmus sibiricus Galewski et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
Eumuroida
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyArvicolinae()
tribeLemmini()
genusLemmusLink 1795
speciessibiricusOgnev 1947

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Lemmus sibiricus Ognev 1947 [Siberian brown lemming]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Irvingtonian to the top of the Holocene or 1.80000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Alaska) Lemmus sibiricus (20277 20325)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3Canada (Yukon) Lemmus sibiricus (20434 20437 20438 20439 20483)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.126 - 0.0117Canada (Alberta) Lemmus sibiricus (93528)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.126 - 0.0117Canada (Yukon) Lemmus sibiricus (20626)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Nunavut) Lemmus sibiricus (228898)