Canadian lemming
| Canadian lemming | |
|---|---|
| Canadian lemming | |
Secure (NatureServe) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
| Genus: | Lemmus |
| Species: | L. trimucronatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lemmus trimucronatus (Richardson, 1825)
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| North American brown lemming range (includes range of L. nigripes) | |
The Canadian lemming or Nearctic brown lemming (Lemmus trimucronatus) is a small North American lemming.