Arctic lemming vs Sweet-gale Button

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Acleris rufana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic lemming	Sweet-gale Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Acleris
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Acleris rufana

Evolutionary Relationship

Arctic lemming and Sweet-gale Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arctic lemming

LC — Least Concern

Sweet-gale Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic lemming	Sweet-gale Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweet-gale Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.