Amur Brown Lemming vs Field Chickweed

Lemmus amurensis compared with Cerastium arvense

Key Differences

• Amur Brown Lemming is Least Concern while Field Chickweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amur Brown Lemming	Field Chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Lemmus	Cerastium
Species	Lemmus amurensis	Cerastium arvense

Conservation Status

Amur Brown Lemming

LC — Least Concern

Field Chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amur Brown Lemming	Field Chickweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amur Brown Lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Colombia).

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.