Nelson's collared lemming (Dicrostonyx nelsoni) is a species of
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are na ...
in the family
Cricetidae
The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice. At almost 608 species, it is the second-largest family of mammals, and has m ...
.
It is found in western and southwestern
Alaska
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in the
United States
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.
References
See also
*Musser, G. G., and M. D. Carleton. (2005). Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 ''in'' Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
Dicrostonyx
Mammals described in 1900
Arctic land animals
Mammals of the United States
Endemic fauna of the United States
Endemic fauna of Alaska
Mammals of the Arctic
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by Clinton Hart Merriam
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