Dicrostonyx groenlandicus (rodent)

Mass: 61.4 g based on Smith and Foster 1957, Anderson and Rand 1945, and McNab 1992

Abundance: 0.54 to 39.02%

Latitudinal range: 61.1° to 68.6°

Habitats: tundra (2) only

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Found in two samples

Canada: Eskimo Point (June, 1973)

United States: Toolik Lake

Size measurements:
body mass65.1 gN = 10Smith and Foster 1957
♂ body mass74 gN = 1Anderson and Rand 1945
body mass60.5 gN = 74McNab 1992
body mass62.3 gN = 22McNab 1992
hind foot length18 mmN = 10Smith and Foster 1957
♀ hind foot length18 mmN = 1Anderson and Rand 1945
♀ hind foot length18 mmN = 1Anderson and Rand 1945
♂ hind foot length20 mmN = 1Anderson and Rand 1945
♂ hind foot length17 mmN = 1Anderson and Rand 1945
♂ hind foot length16 mmN = 1Anderson and Rand 1945
hind foot length15 mmN = 1Anderson and Rand 1945
hind foot length19 mmN = 1Anderson and Rand 1945
♀ skull width20.25 mmN = 1Anderson and Rand 1945
skull width18 mmN = 5Anderson and Rand 1945
skull width20 mmN = 1Anderson and Rand 1945
skull width20 mmN = 1Anderson and Rand 1945
skull width19.6 mmN = 5Anderson and Rand 1945
tail length11 mmN = 10Smith and Foster 1957
♀ tail length12 mmN = 1Anderson and Rand 1945
♀ tail length19 mmN = 1Anderson and Rand 1945
♂ tail length16 mmN = 1Anderson and Rand 1945
♂ tail length12 mmN = 1Anderson and Rand 1945
tail length10 mmN = 1Anderson and Rand 1945
tail length15 mmN = 1Anderson and Rand 1945
total body length130 mmN = 10Smith and Foster 1957
♀ total body length145 mmN = 1Anderson and Rand 1945
♀ total body length142 mmN = 1Anderson and Rand 1945
♂ total body length146 mmN = 1Anderson and Rand 1945
♂ total body length122 mmN = 1Anderson and Rand 1945
♂ total body length116 mmN = 1Anderson and Rand 1945
total body length132 mmN = 1Anderson and Rand 1945
total body length132 mmN = 1Anderson and Rand 1945

See also Dicrostonyx, Dicrostonyx gulielmi, Dicrostonyx hudsonius, Dicrostonyx sp., Dicrostonyx torquatus