Minnesota Profile: Northern bog lemming (Synaptomys borealis)
Sep 07, 2022 11:51AM ● By Content Editor
Photo: The northern bog lemming is a small burrowing rodent that lives in the vast peatlands of northern Minnesota. It’s being considered for federal threatened or endangered status. Illustration: Taina Litwak.
By Greg Seitz - Minnesota Conservation Volunteer Magazine - September - October Issue, 2022
By Greg Seitz - Minnesota Conservation Volunteer Magazine - September - October Issue, 2022
The vast peatlands of northern Minnesota are home to a tiny and rarely seen mammal, the northern bog lemming. Uncommon wherever it is found, and threatened by habitat loss, climate change, and more, this small rodent is being considered for federal threatened or endangered status.
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