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Northern collared lemming
Species of rodent / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The northern collared lemming or Nearctic collared lemming (Dicrostonyx groenlandicus), sometimes called the Peary Land collared lemming in Canada, is a small lemming found in Arctic North America and Wrangel Island. At one time, it was considered to be a subspecies of the Arctic lemming (Dicrostonyx torquatus). Some sources believe several other species of collared lemmings found in North America are actually subspecies of D. groenlandicus.[2]
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Northern collared lemming | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
Genus: | Dicrostonyx |
Species: | D. groenlandicus |
Binomial name | |
Dicrostonyx groenlandicus (Traill, 1823) | |
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Northern collared lemming range (not including the Wrangel lemming)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
kilangmiutak Anderson & Rand, 1945 |
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