Amur Brown Lemming vs Prickly Heath

Lemmus amurensis compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Amur Brown Lemming is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amur Brown Lemming	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Lemmus	Gaultheria
Species	Lemmus amurensis	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Amur Brown Lemming

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amur Brown Lemming	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amur Brown Lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.