brown lemming vs Hare's-tail

Lemmus trimucronatus compared with Lagurus ovatus

Key Differences

• brown lemming is Least Concern while Hare's-tail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown lemming	Hare's-tail
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 same	Cricetidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Lemmus	Lagurus
Species	Lemmus trimucronatus	Lagurus ovatus

Evolutionary Relationship

brown lemming and Hare's-tail share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cricetidae.

Conservation Status

brown lemming

LC — Least Concern

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown lemming	Hare's-tail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hare's-tail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).

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.