Amur lemming
Lemmus amurensis Vinogradov, 1924
The amur lemming (Lemmus amurensis) is a species in the family Cricetidae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 42.8 g to 60 g and live up to 1.67 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the amur lemming
- Weight
- 42.8 g – 60 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 1.67 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Gestation
- 21 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 5.77src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 50.6 dayssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 3.25src for Litters or clutches a year
- Active
- Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the amur lemming live?
Not recorded
What is the amur lemming?
The Amur lemming (Lemmus amurensis) or Amur brown lemming is a species of true lemming found near the Amur River in Siberia.
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Is the amur lemming endangered?
The amur lemming is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the amur lemming classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familyCricetidae
- genusLemmus
- SpeciesLemmus amurensis Vinogradov, 1924
Synonyms Lemmus amurensis ognevi, Lemmus flavescens, Lemmus obensis chrysogaster, Lemmus xanthotrichus
Other names and names in other languages (11)
- Amur brown lemmingEnglish
- Amur brown lemmingEnglish
- lumík amurskýCzech
- Lemming de AmurSpanish
- amurinsopuliFinnish
- アムールレミングJapanese
- AmurlemenNorwegian Bokmål
- AmoerlemmingDutch
- leming amurskiPolish
- Амурский леммингRussian
- Amurskii LemmingRussian
Relatives of the amur lemming
Other species in the same genus Lemmus.
Norway lemming
Lemmus lemmus
West Siberian lemming
Lemmus sibiricus
Canadian lemming
Lemmus trimucronatus
Wrangel island lemming
Lemmus portenkoi
CompareAmur lemming vs Norway lemmingAmur lemming vs West Siberian lemmingAmur lemming vs Canadian lemmingAmur lemming vs Wrangel island lemming
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the amur lemming?
An adult amur lemming weighs 42.8 g – 60 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the amur lemming endangered?
The amur lemming is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the amur lemming live?
The amur lemming has a recorded lifespan of 1.67 years.
How long is the amur lemming pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 21 days.
What kind of animal is the amur lemming?
The amur lemming (Lemmus amurensis) belongs to the family Cricetidae in the order Rodentia.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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