Bog lemming
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Synaptomys is a genus of North American lemmings. These animals live in wet forested and open areas. They are small, cylindrical rodents with large heads and short ears, legs, and tails. They eat green vegetation such as grasses and sedges. They are often found in colonies.
SystematicsEdit
The genus Synaptomys comprises two extant species and 10 extinct species. S. borealis is sometimes placed in the genus Mictomys.
Extant speciesEdit
- Northern bog lemming - S. borealis (Richardson, 1828)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Southern bog lemming - S. cooperi Baird, 1858<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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Extinct speciesEdit
- Florida bog lemming (S. australis Simpson 1928)<ref name=Kurten>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Bunker's bog lemming (S. bunkeri Hibbard 1939)<ref name=pb/><ref name=Kurten/>
- Morgan's bog lemming (S. morgani Martin et al. 2003)<ref name=pb/>
A number of other fossil species have been included here but have since been transferred to other genera, such as Mictomys<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Praesynaptomys.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>