Arctic lemming vs large pheasant's-eye

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Adonis flammea

Key Differences

• Arctic lemming is Least Concern while large pheasant's-eye is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic lemming	large pheasant's-eye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Adonis
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Adonis flammea

Conservation Status

Arctic lemming

LC — Least Concern

large pheasant's-eye

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic lemming	large pheasant's-eye
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large pheasant's-eye

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.