Arctic lemming vs Japanese Maple

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Acer palmatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic lemming	Japanese Maple
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	Acer
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Acer palmatum

Conservation Status

Arctic lemming

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Turkey), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.