Common Name
Northern Bog Lemming
Order
Rodentia
Family
Cricetidae
Species Name
Synaptomys borealis
Status
Lower Risk
States
Alaska
Idaho
Maine
Minnesota
Montana
New Hampshire
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
Distribution
Patchy occurrence in boreal habitats, from Alaska to N Washington, eastwards across much of interior Canada to Labrador; disjunct range segment from Gaspe Peninsula, Quebec, to C New Hampshire
Notes
Habits are probably similar to Southern Bog Lemming. Breeds May-August; litter size is 2-8. Habitat is mainly bogs, wet meadows, gaps and openings in forest, or alpine tundra. Takes an expert to differentiate it from Southern Bog Lemming.