alpine foxtail vs Amur Brown Lemming

Alopecurus magellanicus compared with Lemmus amurensis

Key Differences

• alpine foxtail is Not Evaluated while Amur Brown Lemming is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine foxtail	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	Alopecurus	Lemmus
Species	Alopecurus magellanicus	Lemmus amurensis

Conservation Status

alpine foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Amur Brown Lemming

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine foxtail	Amur Brown Lemming
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

Amur Brown Lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

alpine foxtail

The Alpine foxtail (Alopecurus magellanicus) is a species in the genus Alopecurus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

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.