Canadian lemming: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Canadian lemming Lemmus trimucronatus Least concern

Where the Canadian lemming lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 341 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Lemmus trimucronatus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the Canadian lemming live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Canadian lemming in 2 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Canadian lemming endangered?

The Canadian lemming’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Canadian lemming?

The Canadian lemming (Lemmus trimucronatus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Lemmus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Canadian lemming

The Canadian lemming or Nearctic brown lemming (Lemmus trimucronatus) is a small North American lemming.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Canadian lemming (revision 1347102780), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1769625 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).