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With its shovel like claws, the Collared Lemming digs tunnels under the wind-packed snow, in winter, called runways. These protect the lemming from predators and keep the cold wind out to prevent it from freezing to death.

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What is the scientific name for lemmings?

There are hundreds of species of Lemming. Most are common are:DicrostonyxNorthern collared lemming (Dicrostonyx groenlandicus)Ungava collared lemming (Dicrostonyx hudsonius)Victoria collared lemming (Dicrostonyx kilangmiutak)Nelson's collared lemming (Dicrostonyx nelsoni) or St. Lawrence Island collared lemming (D. exsul)Ogilvie Mountains collared lemming (Dicrostonyx nunatakensis)Richardson's collared lemming (Dicrostonyx richardsoni)Bering collared lemming (Dicrostonyx rubricatus)Arctic lemming (Dicrostonyx torquatus)Unalaska collared lemming (Dicrostonyx unalascensis)Wrangel lemming (Dicrostonyx vinogradovi)LemmusAmur lemming (Lemmus amurensis)Norway lemming (Lemmus lemmus)Siberian brown lemming (Lemmus sibiricus)North American brown lemming (Lemmus trimucronatus)Wrangel Island lemming (Lemmus portenkoi)MyopusWood lemming (Myopus schisticolor)SynaptomysNorthern bog lemming (Synaptomys borealis)Southern bog lemming (Synaptomyscooperi)Tribe Arvicolini: over 120 speciesEolagurusYellow steppe lemming (Eolagurus luteus)Przewalski's steppe lemming (Eolagurus przewalskii)LagurusSteppe lemming (Lagurus lagurus)


Where Collared lemming live?

Canada


In which desert does the collared lemming live?

The collared lemming does not live in the desert. This animal is found in the tundra of northern Canada, Alaska and Greenland.


Who takes care of a baby collared lemming?

It's got to be the mama llama!


What do Eskimo's do with the fur from collared lemming?

They cook it and eat it


Is the lemmings endangered?

The lemming is not endangered, it's really common up north.


What do Collared lemming do?

they eat plants, roots, berries, and lichens they also gather seeds in the winter


What do Collared lemming eat?

they eat plants, roots, berries, and lichens they also gather seeds in the winter


How many offspring do lemmings have?

The Collared Lemming has about 4 young per litter. Information from a 15 year study by Olivier Gilg.


What has the author Rhona L Prieur written?

Rhona L. Prieur has written: 'Molt patterns of the greenland collared lemming (Dicrostonyx groenlandicus)'


What type of lizard is endangered?

no.


What kind of animal is a lemming?

A lemming is a rodent.