Przewalski's steppe lemming (''Eolagurus przewalskii'') is a species of

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia ( ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and Mandible, lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal specie ...

in the family

Cricetidae The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice. At over 870 species, it is either the largest or second-largest family ...

. It is found in

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

and

Mongolia Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south and southeast. It covers an area of , with a population of 3.5 million, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by po ...

References

* Baillie, J. (1996).
''Eolagurus przewalskii''

2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Downloaded on 19 July 2007. * Eolagurus Rodents of China Mammals of Mongolia Mammals described in 1889 Taxa named by Eugen Büchner Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Arvicolinae-stub