Arctic lemming vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• Arctic lemming is Least Concern while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic lemming	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class same	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Rodentia (قوارض)	Macroscelidea (زبابيات الفيل)
Family	Cricetidae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Rhynchocyon
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Evolutionary Relationship

Arctic lemming and Golden-rumped elephant shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (ثدييات)

Conservation Status

Arctic lemming

LC — Least Concern

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic lemming	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Arctic lemming

The Arctic lemming (Dicrostonyx torquatus) is a species in the genus Dicrostonyx. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.