Arctic lemming vs Fivefingers

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Syngonium angustatum

Key Differences

• Arctic lemming is Least Concern while Fivefingers is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic lemming	Fivefingers
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Cricetidae	Araceae
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Syngonium
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Syngonium angustatum

Conservation Status

Arctic lemming

LC — Least Concern

Fivefingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic lemming	Fivefingers
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fivefingers

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.