Summary ²

The Richardson's collared lemming (Dicrostonyx richardsoni) is a small North American lemming. At one time, they were considered to be a subspecies of the Arctic lemming, Dicrostonyx torquatus. Some sources believe they are a subspecies of the northern collared lemming, Dicrostonyx groenlandicus.

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1. (c) BIO Photography Group. Biodiversity Institute of Ontario., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/ABMCH/HLC-16195d+1190914074.JPG
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dicrostonyx_richardsoni

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