Arctic lemming vs Whitley’s cuttlefish

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Sepia whitleyana

Key Differences

• Arctic lemming is Least Concern while Whitley’s cuttlefish is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic lemming	Whitley’s cuttlefish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sepiida (Sepiida)
Family	Cricetidae	Sepiidae
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Sepia
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Sepia whitleyana

Evolutionary Relationship

Arctic lemming and Whitley’s cuttlefish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arctic lemming

LC — Least Concern

Whitley’s cuttlefish

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic lemming	Whitley’s cuttlefish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Whitley’s cuttlefish

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.