Amur Brown Lemming vs Sour Prickle

Lemmus amurensis compared with Opuntia dillenii

Key Differences

• Amur Brown Lemming is Least Concern while Sour Prickle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amur Brown Lemming	Sour Prickle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Lemmus	Opuntia
Species	Lemmus amurensis	Opuntia dillenii

Conservation Status

Amur Brown Lemming

LC — Least Concern

Sour Prickle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amur Brown Lemming	Sour Prickle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amur Brown Lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sour Prickle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (5 countries), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, 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.