brown lemming vs Japanese Squirrel

Lemmus trimucronatus compared with Sciurus lis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown lemming	Japanese Squirrel
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	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Lemmus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Lemmus trimucronatus	Sciurus lis

Evolutionary Relationship

brown lemming and Japanese Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

brown lemming

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown lemming	Japanese Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.