Amur Brown Lemming vs Cereal Fly

Lemmus amurensis compared with Geomyza tripunctata

Key Differences

• Amur Brown Lemming is Least Concern while Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amur Brown Lemming	Cereal Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Opomyzidae
Genus	Lemmus	Geomyza
Species	Lemmus amurensis	Geomyza tripunctata

Evolutionary Relationship

Amur Brown Lemming and Cereal Fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Amur Brown Lemming

LC — Least Concern

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amur Brown Lemming	Cereal Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amur Brown Lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cereal Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.

Cereal Fly

The Cereal Fly (Geomyza tripunctata) is a species in the genus Geomyza. Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).