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Dicrostonyx vinogradovi

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Rodentia
Subordo: Myomorpha
Superfamilia: Muroidea
Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Arvicolinae
Genus: Dicrostonyx
Species: Dicrostonyx vinogradovi

Name

Dicrostonyx vinogradovi Ognev, 1948

Type locality: Russia (Southeastern Siberia)

References

* Dicrostonyx vinogradovi in Mammal Species of the World.
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* IUCN link: Dicrostonyx vinogradovi Ognev, 1948 (Data Deficient)


Vernacular names
English: Wrangel Island Collared Lemming, Wrangel Lemming

The Wrangel Lemming (Dicrostonyx vinogradovi) is a species of rodent in the Cricetidae family. It is found only in Russia. Its natural habitat is tundra. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

1. ^ Tsytsulina, K. (2008). Dicrostonyx vinogradovi. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 May 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of data deficient.

* Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.

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