Arctic lemming vs Elephant Jack

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Artocarpus tamaran

Key Differences

• Arctic lemming is Least Concern while Elephant Jack is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic lemming	Elephant Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Moraceae
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Artocarpus
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Artocarpus tamaran

Conservation Status

Arctic lemming

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Jack

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic lemming	Elephant Jack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Jack

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.