Arctic lemming vs Crown Daisy

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Glebionis coronaria

Key Differences

• Arctic lemming is Least Concern while Crown Daisy is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic lemming	Crown Daisy
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Glebionis
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Glebionis coronaria

Conservation Status

Arctic lemming

LC — Least Concern

Crown Daisy

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic lemming	Crown Daisy
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crown Daisy

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Rwanda, South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.