| Lagurini Temporal range:
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| Steppe lemming (Lagurus lagurus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
| Tribe: | Lagurini Kretzoi, 1955 |
| Genera | |
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]
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]