---
title: "Bruine lemming"
description: "Lemmus trimucronatus — Zoogdieren. The Canadian lemming or Nearctic brown lemming (Lemmus trimucronatus) is a small North American lemming."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/nearctic-brown-lemming
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bruine lemming

> Lemmus trimucronatus — Zoogdieren. The Canadian lemming or Nearctic brown lemming (Lemmus trimucronatus) is a small North American lemming.

- Scientific name: *Lemmus trimucronatus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `arctic` (Poolgebied)
- iNaturalist observations: 181
- Wikidata: [Q1769625](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1769625)
- iNaturalist taxon: [74478](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74478)

## Names

- en: Nearctic Brown Lemming
- de: Brauner Lemming
- es: Lemming Pardo Norteamericano
- fr: Lemming brun
- nl: Bruine lemming
- pl: Leming nearktyczny

## Countries with the most observations

CA (68), US (63)

## Summary

The Canadian lemming or Nearctic brown lemming (Lemmus trimucronatus) is a small North American lemming.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_lemming

## Photo

![Bruine lemming](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/nearctic-brown-lemming/medium.jpg)

Photo: Robert McLeod · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53803101

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/nearctic-brown-lemming?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).