Amur Brown Lemming vs Western Yellow-pine

Lemmus amurensis compared with Pinus ponderosa

Key Differences

• Amur Brown Lemming is Least Concern while Western Yellow-pine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amur Brown Lemming	Western Yellow-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Lemmus	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Lemmus amurensis	Pinus ponderosa

Conservation Status

Amur Brown Lemming

LC — Least Concern

Western Yellow-pine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amur Brown Lemming	Western Yellow-pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amur Brown Lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Yellow-pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Turkey), Europe (10 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

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.