Moor lemmings
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Southern moor lemming ( Synaptomys cooperi ) |
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| Baird , 1857 |
The bog lemmings or lemming mice ( Synaptomys ) are a genus of mammals from the voles family . They are assigned to the Lemmini tribe . These are two species that live in the north-east of the USA and in eastern Canada in wet meadows and bog areas and create colonies of around 30 individual animals. The distribution area of the northern moor lemming, which occurs in the entire north of North America, is very patchy. This has led to the formation of several subspecies.
Moor lemmings are about 8 to 13 centimeters long and have a tail two centimeters long. The females give birth to one to four young animals two to three times a year.
species
The two types of bog lemmings are:
- the southern moor lemming ( Synaptomys cooperi )
- the northern moor lemming ( Synaptomys borealis )
supporting documents
literature
- Richard Sale: A Complete Guide to Arctic Wildlife. Christopher Helm, London 2006, ISBN 0-7136-7039-8 .
Web links
Commons : Synaptomys - collection of images, videos and audio files
Single receipts
- ^ Sale, p. 361