Collared lemming
Dicrostonyx is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[1] It contains the collared lemmings. They are the only North American rodents that turn completely white in winter.[2] It contains the following species:
- Northern collared lemming (Dicrostonyx groenlandicus)
- Ungava collared lemming (Dicrostonyx hudsonius)
- Nelson's collared lemming (Dicrostonyx nelsoni)
- Ogilvie Mountains collared lemming (Dicrostonyx nunatakensis)
- Richardson's collared lemming (Dicrostonyx richardsoni)
- Arctic lemming (Dicrostonyx torquatus)
- Unalaska collared lemming (Dicrostonyx unalascensis)
Collared lemmings Temporal range: Early Pleistocene to Recent | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
Tribe: | Dicrostonychini |
Genus: | Dicrostonyx Gloger, 1841 |
Type species | |
Mus hudsonius | |
Species | |
Dicrostonyx groenlandicus |
References
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Genus Dicrostonyx". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 970–973. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- "Dicrostonyx groenlandicus, Bering collared lemming". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
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