East Siberian lemming: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

East Siberian lemming Lemmus paulus

Where the East Siberian lemming lives – recorded in 3 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 2,341 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Lemmus paulus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the East Siberian lemming live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the East Siberian lemming in 3 countries and territories across Europe and 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.

What kind of animal is the East Siberian lemming?

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

About the East Siberian lemming

The East Siberian lemming, Eastern Siberian brown lemming, or Ognev's lemming (Lemmus paulus) is a species of lemming endemic to Russia, where it has a disjunct distribution throughout parts of Siberia east of the Verkhoyansk Range.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article East Siberian lemming (revision 1302449673), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q109050838 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).