Arctic lemming vs Japanese Bindweed

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Calystegia pubescens

Key Differences

• Arctic lemming is Least Concern while Japanese Bindweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic lemming	Japanese Bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cricetidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Calystegia
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Calystegia pubescens

Conservation Status

Arctic lemming

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic lemming	Japanese Bindweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Bindweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.