Arctic lemming vs midwestern arrowhead

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Sagittaria brevirostra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic lemming	midwestern arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Cricetidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Sagittaria
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Sagittaria brevirostra

Conservation Status

Arctic lemming

LC — Least Concern

midwestern arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic lemming	midwestern arrowhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

midwestern arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Australia and Canada.

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.