Northern collared lemming: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Dicrostonyx groenlandicus
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 northern collared lemming live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the northern collared 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 northern collared lemming endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the northern collared lemming?

The northern collared lemming (Dicrostonyx groenlandicus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Dicrostonyx. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the northern collared lemming

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Northern collared lemming (revision 1361580434), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1765394 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).