Siberian Brown Lemming

Brown Lemming
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Lemmus
Species: L. sibiricus
Binomial name
Lemmus sibiricus
(Kerr, 1792)

The Siberian Brown Lemming (Lemmus sibiricus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Canada, Russian Federation, and United States.It does not hibernate during winter, because it lives in burrows. It is prey to several animals including the snowy owl and the Arctic fox.

References

  1. ^ Tsytsulina, K., Formozov, N. & Sheftel, B. (2008). Lemmus sibiricus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 June 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.