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Southern bog lemming

Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Arvicolinae
Species : Synaptomys cooperi

 

The Southern bog lemming is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the southern bog lemming

Southern bog lemmings are found most commonly at the higher elevations, although they have been recorded as low as 1,400 feet at Greenbrier (Linzey, 1995a).

The small, short-legged southern bog lemming is brownish-gray above and grayish below.

The southern bog lemming, Synaptomys cooperi, is known from Cave Without a Name in Kendall County.

References134, 152, 5881, PA4812, 5265, PA5231, PA8785, PA10861, PA11458, PA10176, 244, 250, 124, 131, 243, 132, 3854, TN6201 CommentsThe southern bog lemming, Synaptomys cooperi is recognized as consisting of 7 subspecies *PA10176:1*. (Full text)

Description: The southern bog lemming is heavyset with a large head and a very short tail. (Full text)

Natural enemies for Southern bog lemmings are owls, weasels, fox, dogs and cats. (Full text)

The Southern Bog Lemming is very difficult to find in the Algonquin Highlands area, even though their preferred habitat of grassy marshes and nearby forests are plentiful in our area. (Full text)

Southern bog lemmings are small voles, with dorsal pelage ranging in color from a chestnut to dark brown that has a grizzled appearance. (Full text)

Southern bog lemmings are small voles, weighing 20 to 50 grams and measuring 110 to 140 mm in total length. (Full text)

The Southern Bog Lemming is from the order Rodentia. (Full text)

(14 - 42 g) Physical Characteristics: The small, short-legged southern bog lemming is brownish-gray above and grayish below. (Full text)

Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Southern bog lemmings are found most commonly at the higher elevations, although they have been recorded as low as 1,400 feet at Greenbrier (Linzey, 1995a). (Full text)

Southern Bog Lemming The southern bog lemming (Synaptomys cooperi) is similar in size and appearance to the meadow vole, but with a longer, (Full text)

Description: The southern bog lemming is more closely related to the voles than to the true lemmings that inhabit higher latitudes. (Full text)

Southern Bog Lemmings are colonial and inhabit communities of thick matted ground cover with high overhead vegetation in both forest and grassland, but are not restricted to bogs. (Full text)

Habits: The home range of the southern bog lemming is limited. (Full text)

Young southern bog lemmings are darker and more slaty than adults. (Full text)

Answer: The Southern bog lemming is the most common species of lemming in Indiana. (Full text)

Southern Bog Lemmings are most abundant in sphagnum bogs, marshes, and in moist meadows. (Full text)

1. southern bog lemming, Synaptomys cooperi -- (of low bogs and meadows of northeastern and central United States and southern Canada)
southern bog lemming
Synaptomys cooperi
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