Amur Brown Lemming vs Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

Lemmus amurensis compared with Sphiggurus pruinosus

Key Differences

• Amur Brown Lemming is Least Concern while Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amur Brown Lemming	Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Lemmus	Sphiggurus
Species	Lemmus amurensis	Sphiggurus pruinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Amur Brown Lemming and Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Amur Brown Lemming

LC — Least Concern

Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amur Brown Lemming	Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amur Brown Lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.