Arctic lemming vs Prickly Heath

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Arctic lemming is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic lemming	Prickly Heath
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	Gaultheria
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Arctic lemming

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic lemming	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.