Unalaska collared lemming
The Unalaska collared lemming (Dicrostonyx unalascensis) is a species of rodents in the family Cricetidae. This species is found on two islands, Umnak and Unalaska, in the Aleutian Archipelago of Alaska in the United States.[1] Its natural habitat is tundra.
| Unalaska collared lemming | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
| Genus: | Dicrostonyx |
| Species: | D. unalascensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Dicrostonyx unalascensis Merriam, 1900 | |
References
- Linzey, A.V.; NatureServe; Garibaldi, A. & Hammerson, G. (2008). "Dicrostonyx unalascensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of data deficient.
- 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.
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