Nearctic Brown Lemming

Lemmus trimucronatus

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Mammalia · Rodentia · Cricetidae

The Canadian lemming or Nearctic brown lemming is a small North American lemming.

Fun Fact

The taxonomy of the Canadian lemming is tangled with the Siberian brown lemming and the Beringian lemming.

Habitat

Found in the tundra areas of northern Canada (Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon), and southern Alaska south of the Alaska Range.

Diet

Feed mainly on grass shoots and will also eat tundra grass, sedge, moss, bark, berries, lichens, and roots.

Lifespan

To be updated