Arctic lemming vs greater chickweed

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Stellaria neglecta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic lemming	greater chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Stellaria
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Stellaria neglecta

Conservation Status

Arctic lemming

LC — Least Concern

greater chickweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic lemming	greater chickweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

greater chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

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.