Dicrostonyx
(Redirected from Collared Lemming)
| Genus Dicrostonyx | |
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| Taxonomic classification | |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Suborder: | Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder: | Myomorphi |
| Superfamily: | Muroidea |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
| Tribe: | Dicrostonychini |
Dicrostonyx is a genus of lemmings containing 7 recognized extant species. Three species occur in the United States. Members of Dicrostonyx are the only rodents in North America that turn white in winter.
Species in the United States
Species not pictured: Unalaska Collared Lemming (Dicrostonyx unalascensis).
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Nearctic Collared Lemming (Dicrostonyx groenlandicus) observed by Samuel Brinker in Canada. -
Nelson's Collared Lemming (Dicrostonyx nelsoni)
Range maps for species in the United States
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Nearctic Collared Lemming (Dicrostonyx groenlandicus) -
Nelson's Collared Lemming (Dicrostonyx nelsoni) -
Unalaska Collared Lemming (Dicrostonyx unalascensis)
Available taxon pages
The following subgenera are available on WhiskerWiki for this genus: