Arctic lemming vs Yellow Fatu

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Abutilon pitcairnense

Key Differences

• Arctic lemming is Least Concern while Yellow Fatu is Extinct in the Wild.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic lemming	Yellow Fatu
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Cricetidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Abutilon
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Abutilon pitcairnense

Conservation Status

Arctic lemming

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Fatu

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic lemming	Yellow Fatu
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Fatu

Habitat

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

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.