Lagurini

Lagurini is a tribe of lemmings in the subfamily Arvicolinae. It contains three species in two genera. Species in this tribe are known as steppe lemmings.^[1]

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Mammalia

Order:Rodentia

Family:Cricetidae

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Lagurini Temporal range: Late Pliocene–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Steppe lemming (Lagurus lagurus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Arvicolinae
Tribe:	Lagurini Kretzoi, 1955
Genera
Eolagurus Lagurus

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It contains the following species:^[1]

• Genus Eolagurus
  • Yellow steppe lemming, E. luteus
  • Przewalski's steppe lemming, E. przewalskii
• Genus Lagurus
  • Steppe lemming, L. lagurus

Phylogenetic evidence based on mtDNA supports the water voles of the genus Arvicola not in fact belonging to the tribe Arvicolini, but rather forming a sister group to the Lagurini. Based on the study, the Lagurini and Arvicola together form a sister group to a clade comprising Hyperacrius and the rest of the Arvicolini.^[2]