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Southern Bog Lemming

Synaptomys cooperi

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 25, February 26, March 41, April 79, May 152, June 71, July 54, August 49, September 51, October 42, November 26, December 23.
United States3,016
Canada955
Ontario639
Missouri630
Kansas616
Minnesota216
Michigan210
Quebec204
Illinois160
Tennessee147

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Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderRodents · Rodentia
FamilyHamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Allies · Cricetidae
GenusSynaptomys

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