Arctic lemming vs Vegetable fern

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Arctic lemming Vegetable fern
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Tracheophyta
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family Cricetidae Athyriaceae
Genus Dicrostonyx Diplazium
Species Dicrostonyx torquatus Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Arctic lemming

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Arctic lemming Vegetable fern
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and 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.

Vegetable fern

No description available.

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