Nelson's collared lemming

Nelson's collared lemming (Dicrostonyx nelsoni) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in western and southwestern Alaska in the United States.[1]

Nelson's collared lemming

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Genus: Dicrostonyx
Species:
D. nelsoni
Binomial name
Dicrostonyx nelsoni
Merriam, 1900
Nelson's collared lemming range[2]
Synonyms

Dicrostonyx exsul

References

  1. Linzey, A.V. & Hammerson, G. (2008). "Dicrostonyx nelsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2010.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) 2008. Dicrostonyx nelsoni. In: IUCN 2014. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. http://www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 20 March 2015.
  • 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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