Northern Palm Squirrel vs Norway lemming

Funambulus pennantii compared with Lemmus lemmus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Palm Squirrel	Norway lemming
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	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cricetidae
Genus	Funambulus	Lemmus
Species	Funambulus pennantii	Lemmus lemmus

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Palm Squirrel and Norway lemming share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Northern Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Norway lemming

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Palm Squirrel	Norway lemming
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United Arab Emirates.

Norway lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.