Amur Brown Lemming vs greater broomrape

Lemmus amurensis compared with Orobanche rapum-genistae

Key Differences

• Amur Brown Lemming is Least Concern while greater broomrape is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amur Brown Lemming	greater broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Lemmus	Orobanche
Species	Lemmus amurensis	Orobanche rapum-genistae

Conservation Status

Amur Brown Lemming

LC — Least Concern

greater broomrape

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amur Brown Lemming	greater broomrape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amur Brown Lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

greater broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. 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.