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Lemmus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Lemmus was named by Link (1795). It is extant.

It was assigned to Lemnina by Gray (1825); to Microtinae by Kurten and Anderson (1980); to Cricetidae by Link (1795), McKenna and Bell (1997); to Arvicolinae by Seymour (2004); and to Lemmini by Galewski et al. (2006).

Species
L. lemmus, L. sibiricus, L. trimucronatus
Species lacking formal opinion data
L. obensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1795Lemmus Link
1825Lemnus Gray p. 342
1980Lemmus Kurten and Anderson p. 267
1997Lemmus McKenna and Bell
2004Lemmus Seymour
2006Lemmus Galewski et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyArvicolinae()
tribeLemmini()
genusLemmusLink 1795

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.

G. Lemmus Link 1795
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Lemmus lemmus Linnaeus 1758 [Norway lemming]
Lemmus sibiricus Ognev 1947 [Siberian brown lemming]
Lemmus trimucronatus Richardson 1825 [brown lemming]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

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, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 2.58000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 1.8 Ma

Collections (48 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117France (Midi-Pyrenees) L. sp. (35076)
Villafranchian3.55 - 1.8Hungary (Borsodabaujzemplen) L. lemmus (35370) L. sp. (35358)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Hungary L. lemmus (39797)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Hungary (Barany) L. sp. (35457)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) L. sp. (35905)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Hungary (Borsodabaujzemplen) L. sp. (35428 35431)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Canada (Yukon) L. sp. (74472)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Romania L. lemmus (32198 34008)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Netherlands L. sp. (189574)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.58 - 0.129United Kingdom (England) L. sp. (49997)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Belgium L. lemmus (34127)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Germany (Baden-Wuerttemberg) L. lemmus (50242)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Wales) L. lemmus (34940)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Poland L. sp. (33874)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Alaska) L. sibiricus (20277 20325)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21Canada (Yukon) L. sibiricus (20434 20437 20438 20439 20483)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) L. lemmus (49999) L. sp. (50196)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Bayern) L. sp. (50260)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Limousin region) L. lemmus (36428 36437 36439)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Canada (Yukon) L. sp. (74336)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Russian Federation (Respublika Saha (Jakutija)) L. obensis (48581)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Romania L. lemmus (34010)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Czechia L. lemmus (36219) L. sp. (36216 36217 36218)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (Michigan) L. sp. (70130)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Norway (Sunnmore) L. lemmus (125317)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Russian Federation (Respublika Saha (Jakutija)) L. obensis (48587)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Alberta) L. sibiricus (93528)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Yukon) L. sibiricus (20626)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Norway L. sp. (227461)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Yukon) L. sp. (228443)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Nunavut) L. sibiricus (228898) L. sp. (73706)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Greenland L. sp. (227728)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Northwest Territories) L. sp. (228921)