Amur Brown Lemming vs Fringed rue

Lemmus amurensis compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

• Amur Brown Lemming is Least Concern while Fringed rue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amur Brown Lemming	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Lemmus	Ruta
Species	Lemmus amurensis	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Amur Brown Lemming

LC — Least Concern

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amur Brown Lemming	Fringed rue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amur Brown Lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 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.