Arctic lemming vs yellow monkey-flower

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Erythranthe lutea

Key Differences

• Arctic lemming is Least Concern while yellow monkey-flower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic lemming	yellow monkey-flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Phrymaceae
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Erythranthe
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Erythranthe lutea

Conservation Status

Arctic lemming

LC — Least Concern

yellow monkey-flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic lemming	yellow monkey-flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

yellow monkey-flower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, India, 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.