Wrangel lemming | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Genus: | Dicrostonyx |
Species: | D. vinogradovi |
Binomial name | |
Dicrostonyx vinogradovi Ognev, 1948 |
The Wrangel lemming (Dicrostonyx vinogradovi) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only on Wrangel Island in the Arctic Ocean off the coast of eastern Russia. Its natural habitat is tundra, and it is threatened by habitat loss.