Arctic lemming vs Pale Cabbage

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Brassica tournefortii

Key Differences

• Arctic lemming is Least Concern while Pale Cabbage is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic lemming	Pale Cabbage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Cricetidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Brassica
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Brassica tournefortii

Conservation Status

Arctic lemming

LC — Least Concern

Pale Cabbage

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic lemming	Pale Cabbage
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale Cabbage

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, South Africa), Europe (10 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia).

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.