Distribution, measurements, descriptions, and taxonomy. 



Anderson, S. 1962. A new northern record of SYNAPTOMYS BOREALIS in Ungava. J. 

 Mammal. 43:421-422. 



Record of SYNAPTOMYS for the Ungava peninsula is a new northern record for the species. Bones of 2 

 lemmings were found in an owl pellet. 



Baker, R. H. 1951. Mammals taken along the Alaska Highway. Univ. Kansas Publ., Mus. Nat. 

 Hist. 5(9):87-117. 



Gives lists of all locations trapped and species at each (arranged in species accounts). SYNAPTOMYS 

 BOREALIS taken at 2 of 43 locations trapped. At one 30X60 ft grassy area near Mclntyre Creek, Yukon, 2250 

 ft elevation 5 were taken in 66 trap-nights. In thick sedge bordering a small pond at Deadman Lake, Alaska, 

 1800 ft., one was taken. 



Banfield, A. W. F. 1974. The mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press, Toronto. 

 Reprinted, 1981. 



Detailed accounts of 196 species. Includes information on description, habits, habitat, reproduction, ecological 

 status, and distribution. 46 color plates, 100 black and white drawings. SYNAPTOMYS BOREALIS: 

 distribution; description; short underground burrows and runways through vegetation; constructs globular nests 

 of grass above ground in winter and below ground in summer; active all winter and throughout 24 hr day; food 

 includes grasses and sedges which are cut into short sections and piled in runways; habitat primarily 

 sphagnum-labrador tea-black spruce bogs but also found in deep mossy spruce woods, wet subalpine meadows, 

 alpine, and sagebrush (one subspp) habitat; breeding season from May-Aug; litters average 4, range 2-8; 

 uncomrnon in NW Can and rare in E Canada; nine poorly differentiated subspp. 



Banfield, F. A. 1941. Notes on Saskatchewan mammals. Can. Field-Nat. 55:1 17-123?. 



Short accounts of new records. SYNAPTOMYS BOREALIS was collected (adult male) from the edge of a 

 grassy flat bordering a small marshy bay of Emma Lake. 



Bangs, O. 1897. On a small collection of mammals firom Hamilton Inlet, Labrador. Proc. Biol. 

 See. Wash. 11:235-240. 



SYNAPTOMYS BOREALIS collected at Fort Chimo, Labrador; description of single male collected. 



Bangs, O. 1898. A list of the mammals of Labrador. Amer. Nat. 32:489-507. 



An early list of Labrador mammals. Lists Type specimen of SYNAPTOMYS INNUITUS (=BOREALIS) from 

 Fort Chimo, Labrador. 



Bangs, O. 1900. Three new rodents from southern Labrador. Proc. New England Zool. Club 

 2:35-41. 



Describes Type specimen of SYNAPTOMYS INNUITUS MEDIOXIMUS (=BOREALIS) from Lance au 

 Loup, Labrador. Adult male with description and measurements. 



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