Lemming

Living species

Lemming

Lemmus lemmus

Lemming, photo by Frode Inge Helland — Photo: Frode Inge Helland·source·CC BY 2.5

Taxonomy

kingdom: Animalia
phylum: Chordata
class: Mammalia
order: Rodentia
family: Cricetidae
genus: Lemmus
species: Lemmus lemmus

Where and when

Range: Northern Fennoscandia
Habitat: Alpine and lowland tundra, muskegs, and other cold northern landscapes.
Lived: Living today

Facts

Winter shelter: Lemmings make tunnels beneath the winter snow, using the insulated subnivean space to stay active.
Source
Diet: Lemmings are plant-eating rodents that feed on grasses, sedges, shoots, leaves, and other tundra vegetation.
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