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Tundra Lemmings
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Tundra Lemmings

Lemmus

The genus Lemmus contains several species of lemming sometimes referred to as the true lemmings. They are distributed throughout the Holarctic, particularly in the Palearctic.

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6 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 6 known species

Norway Brown Lemming

speciesLemmus lemmus

Nearctic Brown Lemming

speciesLemmus trimucronatus

West Siberian Brown Lemming

speciesLemmus sibiricus

East Siberian Brown Lemming

speciesLemmus novosibiricus

Beringian Brown Lemming

speciesLemmus nigripes

Amur Brown Lemming

speciesLemmus amurensis

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