Educational resources on Norway Lemming

Norway Lemming or Lemmus lemmus is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . IUCN Profile of the Norway Lemming

Academic web links for the Norway Lemming.

Adaptations
The Norway lemming has many adaptations that allow it to thrive in its harsh environment. Some behavioral adaptations that the Norway lemming have developed are
bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/pape_lace/Adaptations.htm

Geography and Habitat
Geography. The Norway lemming is found in Norway and parts of Sweden, Finland and Russia. Some lemmings are even found on islands off the coast of these
bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/pape_lace/Geographyhabitat.htm

ADW: Lemmus lemmus: Information
Lemmus lemmus Norway lemming ... Gestation 16- 28 days. Reach sexual maturity early (females: 2-3 weeks old, males
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Lemmus_lemmus.html

ADW: Lemmus_lemmus.jpg
What's in a Scientific Name? Authority Lists: Where We Get Our Names Name, Rank ... Lemmus lemmus (Norway lemming)
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/resources/Grzimek_mammals/Voles_Lemmings/Lemmus...

Classification
Why does the Norway lemming belong in these groups? Eukarya- cells contain a nucleus, membrane bound organells, and a cytoskeleton.
bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/pape_lace/Classification.htm

Mammal Species of the World - Browse: lemmus
Mammal Species of the World: Information on lemmus ... Author: Linnaeus, 1758. Citation: Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1: 59. Common Name: Norway Lemming
www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=13000233

1964
...#83 - 1964 - Norway, Lemming Habitat. Previous - Back - Next
iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka/Digital/dad/dad-83.htm

Index [bioweb.uwlax.edu]
Research project by Lacey Pape on the Norway lemming including its classification, habitat, reproduction, adaptations, nutrition and interactions with other species.
bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/pape_lace

ADW: Lemmus lemmus: Pictures
Lemmus lemmus (Norway lemming)
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/pictures/Lemmus_lemmus.html

ADW: Myopus schisticolor: Information
Due to its similarity in molar pattern to the Norway lemming, systematists have often assigned the Wood lemmings to the genus Lemmus. However, the Wood lemming has distinctively
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Myopus_schisticolor.html