Complete mitochondrial genome of the Eurasian collared lemming Dicrostonyx torquatus Pallas, 1779 (Rodentia: Arvicolinae)

AbstractThe complete mitochondrial genome the Eurasian collared lemming was obtained by using PCR amplification and capillary sequencing (GenBank accession no. KX066190). The collared lemming mitochondrial genome is 16,340 bp long and shows the gene order, contents and gene strand asymmetry typical for mammals. The mitogenome sequence provides an important new genomic resource for the collared lemming, which is a model study species in Arctic phylogeography and biotic history.