Arctic lemming vs Hard Alectryon

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Alectryon subdentatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic lemming	Hard Alectryon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Alectryon
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Alectryon subdentatus

Conservation Status

Arctic lemming

LC — Least Concern

Hard Alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic lemming	Hard Alectryon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hard Alectryon

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.