Southern bog lemming: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the southern bog lemming lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Synaptomys cooperi
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the southern bog lemming live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the southern bog lemming in 2 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the southern bog lemming endangered?

The southern bog lemming’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the southern bog lemming?

The southern bog lemming (Synaptomys cooperi) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Synaptomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the southern bog lemming

The southern bog lemming (Synaptomys cooperi) is a small North American lemming. Its range overlaps with the other species in genus Synaptomys, the northern bog lemming, in southeastern Canada, but extends farther south.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Southern bog lemming (revision 1323299429), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1367837 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).