The southern bog lemming is more closely related to the voles than to the true lemmings that inhabit higher latitudes. Grooved upper incisors and a relatively shorter tail, 17-21 mm (0.75 in), which ...

But bog lemmings here? I’ve never seen one. It turns out that there is more to this lemming business than meets the eye. The Southern Bog Lemming (Synaptomys cooperi) is listed in “Connecticut’s ...

If you’ve never seen or heard of the southern bog lemming, you’re not alone. Although this small mammal scurries through our landscape year-round, it is elusive by nature. So elusive, in fact, that ...

Another lemming, the southern bog lemming, S. cooperi, overlaps some of the northern bog lemming distribution area, but as its name suggests, its distribution is more southern and there are ...

southern bog lemming, woodland jumping mouse, meadow jumping mouse and porcupine. Coyote, red fox and gray fox are our only "dogs" and the bobcat is our only feline. There are five New Jersey ...

According to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA), the southern bog turtle is “Tennessee’s smallest and most threatened turtle.” Often found in the shallow wetlands of northeast ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that it would consider protecting the southern population of the imperiled bog turtle under the Endangered Species Act. The agency ...