Tribe Dicrostonychini Kretzoi 1955 (vole)
Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Parent taxon: Arvicolinae according to T. Galewski et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Allophaiomys, Arvicolini, Dinaromys, Lasiopodomys, Lemmini, Mimomys, Myodini, Ondatrinae, Ondatrini, Orcemys, Phenacomyini, Praesynaptomys, Prolagurus, Prometheomyini, Synaptomyini
Subtaxa: Dicrostonyx
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Belgium (1 collection), Canada (18: Alberta, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, Yukon), the Czech Republic (1), France (2), Germany (2), Greenland (7), Hungary (1), Poland (1), the Russian Federation (2), the United Kingdom (1), United States (7: Alaska, Michigan, Nebraska, West Virginia, Wyoming)
Total: 43 collections each including a single occurrence