Amur Brown Lemming vs glacier buttercup

Lemmus amurensis compared with Ranunculus glacialis

Key Differences

• Amur Brown Lemming is Least Concern while glacier buttercup is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amur Brown Lemming	glacier buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Lemmus	Ranunculus
Species	Lemmus amurensis	Ranunculus glacialis

Conservation Status

Amur Brown Lemming

LC — Least Concern

glacier buttercup

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amur Brown Lemming	glacier buttercup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amur Brown Lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

glacier buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.