True lemming
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| phylum | Chordata | The genus Lemmus contains several species of lemming sometimes referred to as the true lemmings. They are distributed throughout the Holarctic, particularly in the Palearctic. Head and body is 10-13.5 cm, and tail length is 18–26 mm. Weight ranges from 40-112 g. Populations can fluctuate widely and mass migrations do take place. This mass migration is probably the source of the myth that lemmings commit mass suicide.
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| class | Mammalia | |
| infraclass | Eutheria | |
| order | Rodentia | |
| family | Cricetidae | |
| genus | Lemmus |
