Alaska bluegrass vs Arctic lemming

Poa paucispicula compared with Dicrostonyx torquatus

Key Differences

• Alaska bluegrass is Not Evaluated while Arctic lemming is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alaska bluegrass	Arctic lemming
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Poa	Dicrostonyx
Species	Poa paucispicula	Dicrostonyx torquatus

Conservation Status

Alaska bluegrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Arctic lemming

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alaska bluegrass	Arctic lemming
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alaska bluegrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Arctic lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alaska bluegrass

The Alaska bluegrass (Poa paucispicula) is a species in the genus Poa. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.