Amur Brown Lemming vs Little Ground Squirrel

Lemmus amurensis compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amur Brown Lemming	Little Ground Squirrel
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	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Lemmus	Spermophilus
Species	Lemmus amurensis	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Amur Brown Lemming and Little Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Amur Brown Lemming

LC — Least Concern

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amur Brown Lemming	Little Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amur Brown Lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

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.