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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. Adults feed primarily on sedges, grasses and moss.
Prometheomyini. 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. In popular culture, a longstanding myth holds ...
Description. Head and body is 10-13.5 cm, and tail length is 18–26 mm. Weight ranges from 40-112 g. They are grey or brown. Unlike the collared lemmings, their coats do not change color in winter. They stay brown and grey.
The following is a list of mammals with non-domesticated populations in Norway. Insectivores. Hedgehogs European ... Wood lemming, Myopus schisticolor; Muskrat ...
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 ...
The Arctic lemming (Dicrostonyx torquatus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. Although generally classified as a "least concern" species, the Novaya Zemlya subspecies (Dicrostonyx torquatus ungulatus) is considered a vulnerable species under Russian nature conservation legislation (included in Red Book of Russian Federation since ...
The Arvicolinae are a subfamily of rodents that includes the voles, lemmings, and muskrats. They are most closely related to the other subfamilies in the Cricetidae (comprising the hamsters and New World rats and mice [1]). Some authorities place the subfamily Arvicolinae in the family Muridae along with all other members of the superfamily ...
810 [3] Pasvik Nature Reserve (Norwegian: Pasvik naturreservat; Russian: заповедник Пасвик, romanized: zapovednik Pasvik) is a bilateral nature reserve located along the Norway–Russia border. It is located in the Pasvikdalen valley in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway and in the Pechengsky District in ...