Arctic lemming vs marsh Labrador tea

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Rhododendron tomentosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic lemming	marsh Labrador tea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Rhododendron
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Rhododendron tomentosum

Conservation Status

Arctic lemming

LC — Least Concern

marsh Labrador tea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic lemming	marsh Labrador tea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh Labrador tea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.