Synaptomys is a genus of North Americanlemmings. 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.
Bunker's bog lemming (S. bunkeri Hibbard 1939)[3][4]
Morgan's bog lemming (S. morgani Martin et al. 2003)[3]
A number of other fossil species have been included here but have since been transferred to other genera, such as Mictomys[5] and Praesynaptomys.[6]
ReferencesEdit
^"Synaptomys borealis - Northern Bog Lemming". Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
^"Synaptomys cooperi - Southern Bog Lemming". Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
^ abc"Synaptomys". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
^ abKurtén, Björn; Elaine Anderson (1980). Pleistocene Mammals of North America. New York: Columbia University Press. pp. 268–269. ISBN0-231-03733-3. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
Reichel, J. (1996). Annotated Bibliography of Bog Lemmings. Montana Natural Heritage Program. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.45808.
August 28, 2023
lemming, synaptomys, genus, north, american, lemmings, these, animals, live, forested, open, areas, they, small, cylindrical, rodents, with, large, heads, short, ears, legs, tails, they, green, vegetation, such, grasses, sedges, they, often, found, colonies, s. 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 Bog lemmingsTemporal range Early Pliocene recentSouthern bog lemmingScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaOrder RodentiaFamily CricetidaeSubfamily ArvicolinaeTribe LemminiGenus SynaptomysBaird 1857Type speciesSynaptomys cooperiSpeciesSynaptomys borealisSynaptomys cooperi Synaptomys australis Contents 1 Systematics 1 1 Extant species 1 2 Extinct species 2 References 3 Further readingSystematics EditThe genus Synaptomys comprises two extant species and 10 extinct species Extant species Edit Northern bog lemming S borealis Richardson 1828 1 Southern bog lemming S cooperi Baird 1858 2 3 Extinct species Edit Florida bog lemming S australis Simpson 1928 4 Bunker s bog lemming S bunkeri Hibbard 1939 3 4 Morgan s bog lemming S morgani Martin et al 2003 3 A number of other fossil species have been included here but have since been transferred to other genera such as Mictomys 5 and Praesynaptomys 6 References Edit Synaptomys borealis Northern Bog Lemming Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Retrieved 26 January 2013 Synaptomys cooperi Southern Bog Lemming Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Retrieved 26 January 2013 a b c Synaptomys Paleobiology Database Retrieved 26 January 2013 a b Kurten Bjorn Elaine Anderson 1980 Pleistocene Mammals of North America New York Columbia University Press pp 268 269 ISBN 0 231 03733 3 Retrieved 26 January 2013 Mictomys Fossilworks Praesynaptomys Fossilworks Further reading EditReichel J 1996 Annotated Bibliography of Bog Lemmings Montana Natural Heritage Program doi 10 5962 bhl title 45808 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bog lemming amp oldid 1088933227, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
