Predicrostonyx
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Predicrostonyx is a genus of extinct rodent
in the family Cricetidae
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It contains only the species, Hopkins's Lemming, Predicrostonyx hopkinsi, which is considered one of the earliest examples of collared lemming
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Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....
in the family Cricetidae
Cricetidae
The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, and New World rats and mice...
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It contains only the species, Hopkins's Lemming, Predicrostonyx hopkinsi, which is considered one of the earliest examples of collared lemming
Collared lemming
Dicrostonyx is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It contains the collared lemmings.It contains the following species:* Northern Collared Lemming * Ungava Collared Lemming...
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