Habitat
Wood lemmings can be found in areas from southern Norway to Kamchatka (taiga area of Eurasia). Their ideal habitat is a spruce forest with thick, copious moss cover. Lemmings gravitate towards areas with abundant areas of cover from predators, i.e., holes provided by decomposed trees, stumps, and mossy rock. In the winter, wood lemmings seek out drier areas than summer.
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