brown lemming vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Lemmus trimucronatus compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown lemming	Mexican Ground 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	Ictidomys
Species	Lemmus trimucronatus	Ictidomys mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown lemming

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown lemming	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

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.