brown lemming vs Fat-tailed Jird

Lemmus trimucronatus compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown lemming	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lemmus	Pachyuromys
Species	Lemmus trimucronatus	Pachyuromys duprasi

Evolutionary Relationship

brown lemming and Fat-tailed Jird share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

brown lemming

LC — Least Concern

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown lemming	Fat-tailed Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

brown lemming

The Brown Lemming (Lemmus trimucronatus) 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.