Amur Brown Lemming vs Pacific false buttonweed

Lemmus amurensis compared with Spermacoce exilis

Key Differences

• Amur Brown Lemming is Least Concern while Pacific false buttonweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amur Brown Lemming	Pacific false buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cricetidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Lemmus	Spermacoce
Species	Lemmus amurensis	Spermacoce exilis

Conservation Status

Amur Brown Lemming

LC — Least Concern

Pacific false buttonweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amur Brown Lemming	Pacific false buttonweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amur Brown Lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pacific false buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Singapore, Timor-Leste, Vietnam), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Colombia).

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.