Bog lemming

Bog lemmings
Temporal range: Early Pliocene - recent
Southern bog lemming
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Tribe: Lemmini
Genus: Synaptomys
Baird, 1857
Type species
Synaptomys cooperi
Species

Synaptomys borealis
Synaptomys cooperi
Synaptomys australis

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.