Arctic lemming vs wild safflower

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Carthamus oxyacanthus

Key Differences

• Arctic lemming is Least Concern while wild safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic lemming	wild safflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Carthamus
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Carthamus oxyacanthus

Conservation Status

Arctic lemming

LC — Least Concern

wild safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic lemming	wild safflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wild safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, India, Pakistan, 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.