Arctic lemming vs Long-nosed Echymipera

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Echymipera rufescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic lemming	Long-nosed Echymipera
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Cricetidae	Peramelidae
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Echymipera
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Echymipera rufescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Arctic lemming and Long-nosed Echymipera share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Arctic lemming

LC — Least Concern

Long-nosed Echymipera

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic lemming	Long-nosed Echymipera
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-nosed Echymipera

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.