Amur Brown Lemming vs Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Lemmus amurensis compared with Amaranthus tuberculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Amur Brown Lemming Rough-Fruit Amaranth
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Cricetidae Amaranthaceae
Genus Lemmus Amaranthus
Species Lemmus amurensis Amaranthus tuberculatus

Conservation Status

Amur Brown Lemming

LC — Least Concern

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Amur Brown Lemming Rough-Fruit Amaranth
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amur Brown Lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), and North America (United States).

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.

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

No description available.

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