Amur Brown Lemming vs Beach-Heath

Lemmus amurensis compared with Hudsonia tomentosa

Key Differences

• Amur Brown Lemming is Least Concern while Beach-Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amur Brown Lemming	Beach-Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cistaceae
Genus	Lemmus	Hudsonia
Species	Lemmus amurensis	Hudsonia tomentosa

Conservation Status

Amur Brown Lemming

LC — Least Concern

Beach-Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amur Brown Lemming	Beach-Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amur Brown Lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beach-Heath

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.

Beach-Heath

The Beach-Heath (Hudsonia tomentosa) is a species in the genus Hudsonia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.