Yellow Steppe Lemming

Yellow Steppe LemmingThe yellow steppe lemming is a medium-sized rodent of Central Asian steppe regions. A study of captive animals recorded how pups' ultrasonic calls change as they grow toward adulthood.What does it look like?It is a medium-sized rodent in the vole subfamily Arvicolinae.How does it live?The yellow steppe lemming is a medium-sized rodent of Central Asian steppe regions. A study of captive animals recorded how pups' ultrasonic calls change as they grow toward adulthood.In a captive study, pups produced ultrasonic calls from the first days of life when separated from others. Around the time their eyes opened, their call patterns shifted toward the adult form.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.