Amur Brown Lemming vs cow-itch

Lemmus amurensis compared with Mucuna pruriens

Key Differences

• Amur Brown Lemming is Least Concern while cow-itch is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amur Brown Lemming	cow-itch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Lemmus	Mucuna
Species	Lemmus amurensis	Mucuna pruriens

Conservation Status

Amur Brown Lemming

LC — Least Concern

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amur Brown Lemming	cow-itch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amur Brown Lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cow-itch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.