Arctic lemming vs Earhart’s Stopper

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Eugenia earhartii

Key Differences

• Arctic lemming is Least Concern while Earhart’s Stopper is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic lemming	Earhart’s Stopper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cricetidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Eugenia
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Eugenia earhartii

Conservation Status

Arctic lemming

LC — Least Concern

Earhart’s Stopper

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic lemming	Earhart’s Stopper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Earhart’s Stopper

Habitat

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

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.