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The Norway lemming, also known as the Norwegian lemming (Lemmus lemmus) is a common species of lemming found in northern Fennoscandia, where it is the only vertebrate species endemic to the region. The Norway lemming dwells in tundra and fells , and prefers to live near water.
A lemming is a small rodent, usually found in or near the Arctic in tundra biomes. Lemmings form the subfamily Arvicolinae (also known as Microtinae) together with voles and muskrats, which form part of the superfamily Muroidea, which also includes rats, mice, hamsters and gerbils.
Lemmings. Wood lemming, Myopus schisticolor LC (Scandinavia) Norway lemming, Lemmus lemmus LC (northern Europe) Siberian brown lemming, Lemmus sibiricus [2] LC ; Arctic lemming, Dicrostonyx torquatus LC (Svalbard as migrant) Voles. Bank vole, Myodes glareolus LC; Northern red-backed vole, Myodes rutilus LC; Grey red-backed vole, Myodes rufocanus LC
It is almost certainly [clarification needed] the most prominent and heaviest member of the diverse family Cricetidae, which includes all voles, lemmings, and most mice native to the Americas, and hamsters in Eurasia. The muskrat is much smaller than a beaver (Castor canadensis), with which they often share a habitat. [6] [7]
Lemmini is a tribe of lemmings in the subfamily Arvicolinae. Species in this tribe are: [1] Tribe Lemmini Genus Lemmus - true lemmings Amur lemming (L. amurensis) Norway lemming (L. lemmus) Beringian lemming (L. nigripes) East Siberian lemming (L. paulus) West Siberian lemming (L. sibiricus) North American brown lemming (L. trimucronatus) Genus ...
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These include the widespread Muridae, such as the house mouse, brown rat and wood mouse which live throughout Europe, and the Norway lemming, which only lives in Scandinavia. Some were introduced there, and they include the muskrat and nutria among others. House mouse, Mus musculus (common) Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus (common)
The following is a list of mammals with non-domesticated populations in Norway. Insectivores. Hedgehogs European ... Wood lemming, Myopus schisticolor; Muskrat ...