Arctic lemming vs Sour Prickle

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Opuntia dillenii

Key Differences

• Arctic lemming is Least Concern while Sour Prickle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic lemming	Sour Prickle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Opuntia
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Opuntia dillenii

Conservation Status

Arctic lemming

LC — Least Concern

Sour Prickle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic lemming	Sour Prickle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sour Prickle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (5 countries), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, 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.