Arctic lemming vs Lesser Whipwort

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Bazzania tricrenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic lemming	Lesser Whipwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Bazzania
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Bazzania tricrenata

Conservation Status

Arctic lemming

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Whipwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic lemming	Lesser Whipwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Whipwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.