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Collared lemming
Dicrostonyx is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It contains the collared lemmings. They are the only North American rodents that turn completely white in winter. It contains the following species:
- Northern collared lemming (Dicrostonyx groenlandicus)
- Ungava collared lemming (Dicrostonyx hudsonius)
- Nelson's collared lemming (Dicrostonyx nelsoni)
- Ogilvie Mountains collared lemming (Dicrostonyx nunatakensis)
- Richardson's collared lemming (Dicrostonyx richardsoni)
- Arctic lemming (Dicrostonyx torquatus)
- Unalaska collared lemming (Dicrostonyx unalascensis)
- Wrangel lemming (Dicrostonyx vinogradovi)
Usage examples of "collared lemming".
A collared lemming, long white winter hair, lank but shiny, growing out through fur of summer gray that looked black, showed the bottom of its feet already covered with white fur.