Arctic lemming vs Gracemere-pear

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Opuntia streptacantha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic lemming	Gracemere-pear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Opuntia
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Opuntia streptacantha

Conservation Status

Arctic lemming

LC — Least Concern

Gracemere-pear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic lemming	Gracemere-pear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gracemere-pear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Italy, and Malta.

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.