Arctic lemming vs summer pheasants-eye

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Adonis aestivalis

Key Differences

  • Arctic lemming is Least Concern while summer pheasants-eye is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Arctic lemming summer pheasants-eye
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family Cricetidae Ranunculaceae
Genus Dicrostonyx Adonis
Species Dicrostonyx torquatus Adonis aestivalis

Conservation Status

Arctic lemming

LC — Least Concern

summer pheasants-eye

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Arctic lemming summer pheasants-eye
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

summer pheasants-eye

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (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.

summer pheasants-eye

No description available.

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