Arctic lemming vs Floating Fern

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Arctic lemming is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic lemming	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Salvinia
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Arctic lemming

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic lemming	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), 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.