Predicrostonyx
Predicrostonyx hopkinsi is an extinct rodent in the family Cricetidae, and is considered one of the earliest examples of collared lemmings.
| Predicrostonyx Temporal range: Early Pleistocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
| Tribe: | Dicrostonychini |
| Genus: | †Predicrostonyx Guthrie & Matthews, 1971[1] |
| Species: | †P. hopkinsi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Predicrostonyx hopkinsi Guthrie & Matthews, 1971 | |
References
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
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