Bog lemming

Bog lemmings
Temporal range: Early Pliocene - Recent
Southern bog lemming
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Genus: Synaptomys
Baird, 1857
Species

Synaptomys borealis
Synaptomys cooperi

The genus Synaptomys is a group of North American lemmings.

These animals live in wet forested and open areas. They are small round rodents with large heads, short ears, legs and tails. They eat green vegetation such as grasses and sedges. They are often found in colonies.

Extant species include:

Extinct species include:

References

  1. "Synaptomys borealis - Northern Bog Lemming". Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  2. "Synaptomys cooperi - Southern Bog Lemming". Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Synaptomys". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Kurtén, Björn; Elaine Anderson (1980). Pleistocene Mammals of North America. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 268-269. ISBN 0-231-03733-3. Retrieved 26 January 2013.

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