Arctic lemming vs silver nailroot

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Paronychia argentea

Key Differences

• Arctic lemming is Least Concern while silver nailroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic lemming	silver nailroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Paronychia
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Paronychia argentea

Conservation Status

Arctic lemming

LC — Least Concern

silver nailroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic lemming	silver nailroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

silver nailroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, 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.