Arctic lemming vs Monkey river prawn

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Macrobrachium lar

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic lemming	Monkey river prawn
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Cricetidae	Palaemonidae
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Macrobrachium
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Macrobrachium lar

Evolutionary Relationship

Arctic lemming and Monkey river prawn share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arctic lemming

LC — Least Concern

Monkey river prawn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic lemming	Monkey river prawn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Monkey river prawn

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway, 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.