brown lemming vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Lemmus trimucronatus compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• brown lemming is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown lemming	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Cricetidae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Lemmus	Amblysomus
Species	Lemmus trimucronatus	Amblysomus marleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

brown lemming and Marley’s Golden Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

brown lemming

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown lemming	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marley’s Golden Mole

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.