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Scientific Name
Synaptomys borealis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Synaptomys borealis (Richardson, 1828)
Park
Kenai Fjords National Park (KEFJ)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Northern bog lemming
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassMammalia
SubclassTheria
InfraclassEutheria
OrderRodentia
SuborderMyomorpha
SuperfamilyMuroidea
FamilyCricetidae
SubfamilyArvicolinae
GenusSynaptomys
SubgenusSynaptomys (Mictomys)
SpeciesSynaptomys borealis
Occurrence
Probably Present
Occurrence Notes
Listed in Cook and MacDonald (2004) as a "species of known or probable, but unverified, occurrence" (p. 23). No northern bog lemmings were captured during NPS inventories. Norhtern bog lemmings are known to be present in other areas of the Kenai peninsula.; Data Source: Cook and MacDonald (2004)
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: University of Alaska Museum
Abundance
Abundance Notes
Not enough is currently known about this species within the park to make a determination on abundance or residency.; Data Source: University of Alaska Museum
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
6
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
cc at aknhp
Created Date
10/30/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Brandy Jacobsen
Last Modified Date
12/13/2005 11:09:03 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Nishimoto, M. and B. Rice. 1987. A re-survey of seabirds and mammals along the south coast of the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, during the summer of 1986. Includes checklist of mammals in Kenai Fjords National Park. Appendix III.
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Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve (GAAR)
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Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (LACL)
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve (YUCH)
North Cascades National Park (NOCA)
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST)
Kobuk Valley National Park (KOVA)
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (KLGO)
Voyageurs National Park (VOYA)
Katmai National Park and Preserve (KATM)
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