Greenland Collared Lemming
Dicrostonyx groenlandicus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 110
- Most observed in
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Northern collared lemming”.