Canadian lemming
Lemmus trimucronatus (Richardson, 1825)
The canadian lemming (Lemmus trimucronatus) is a species in the family Cricetidae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 60.8 g to 69.8 g and live up to 1.67 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the canadian lemming
- Weight
- 60.8 g – 69.8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 1.67 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Gestation
- 20.8 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 6.39src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 50.6 dayssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 3.25src for Litters or clutches a year
- Active
- Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the canadian lemming live?
Not recorded
What is the canadian lemming?
The Canadian lemming or Nearctic brown lemming (Lemmus trimucronatus) is a small North American lemming.
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Is the canadian lemming endangered?
The canadian lemming is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the canadian lemming classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familyCricetidae
- genusLemmus
- SpeciesLemmus trimucronatus (Richardson, 1825)
Synonyms Arvicola helvolus, Arvicola trimucronatus, Lemmus alascensis, Lemmus harroldi, Lemmus minusculus, Lemmus nigripes, Lemmus trimucronatus phaiocephalus, Lemmus trimucronatus subarticus, Lemmus yukonensis, Myodes nigripes
Other names and names in other languages (15)
- Brown lemmingEnglish
- Brown lemmingEnglish
- Nearctic brown lemmingEnglish
- Nearctic brown lemmingEnglish
- North American brown lemmingEnglish
- Brun lemmingDanish
- Lemming Pardo NorteamericanoSpanish
- lemming brunFrench
- Lemming brunoItalian
- Lemming canadeseItalian
- カナダレミングJapanese
- BrunlemenNorwegian Bokmål
- leming nearktycznyPolish
- Бурый леммингRussian
- brun lämmelSwedish
Relatives of the canadian lemming
Other species in the same genus Lemmus.
Norway lemming
Lemmus lemmus
West Siberian lemming
Lemmus sibiricus
Amur lemming
Lemmus amurensis
Wrangel island lemming
Lemmus portenkoi
CompareCanadian lemming vs Norway lemmingCanadian lemming vs West Siberian lemmingCanadian lemming vs Amur lemmingCanadian lemming vs Wrangel island lemming
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the canadian lemming?
An adult canadian lemming weighs 60.8 g – 69.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the canadian lemming endangered?
The canadian lemming is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the canadian lemming live?
The canadian lemming has a recorded lifespan of 1.67 years.
How long is the canadian lemming pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 20.8 days.
What kind of animal is the canadian lemming?
The canadian lemming (Lemmus trimucronatus) belongs to the family Cricetidae in the order Rodentia.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
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