Alaska wheatgrass vs Amur Brown Lemming

Elymus alaskanus compared with Lemmus amurensis

Key Differences

• Alaska wheatgrass is Not Evaluated while Amur Brown Lemming is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alaska wheatgrass	Amur Brown Lemming
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Elymus	Lemmus
Species	Elymus alaskanus	Lemmus amurensis

Conservation Status

Alaska wheatgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Amur Brown Lemming

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alaska wheatgrass	Amur Brown Lemming
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alaska wheatgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Norway.

Amur Brown Lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alaska wheatgrass

The Alaska wheatgrass (Elymus alaskanus) is a species in the genus Elymus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Amur Brown Lemming

The Amur Brown Lemming (Lemmus amurensis) is a species in the genus Lemmus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.