Bog lemming

Bog lemming

Taxobox
name = Bog lemmings
fossil_range = Early Pliocene - Recent


image_caption=Southern bog lemming
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Rodentia
familia = Cricetidae
subfamilia = Arvicolinae
genus = "Synaptomys"
genus_authority = Baird, 1857
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "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.

The complete list of species is:
*Northern Bog Lemming ("Synaptomys borealis")
*Southern Bog Lemming ("Synaptomys cooperi")


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