Brown Lemming | |
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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.