A rodent quadruped found in the northern parts of America and Eurasia, particularly in Norway and Sweden. There are several species. They are allied to the rat and mouse, mostly bownish-black in color, body heavy-set, limbs short, and head large.

Lemming

A rodent quadruped found in the northern parts of America and Eurasia, particularly in Norway and Sweden.…

Lemmings are small rodents, usually found in or near the Arctic, in tundra biomes. Together with the voles and muskrats, they make up the subfamily Arvicolinae (also known as Microtinae), which forms part of the largest mammal radiation by far, the superfamily Muroidea, which also includes the rats, mice, hamsters, and gerbils. Lemmings do not hibernate through the harsh northern winter. They remain active, finding food by burrowing through the snow and utilising grasses clipped and stored in advance. They are solitary animals by nature, meeting only to mate and then going their separate ways, but like all rodents they have a high reproductive rate and can breed rapidly in good seasons.

Lemming

Lemmings are small rodents, usually found in or near the Arctic, in tundra biomes. Together with the…