Arctic lemming vs Yellow-Spotted Ringlet

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Erebia manto

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Arctic lemming Yellow-Spotted Ringlet
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Cricetidae Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus Dicrostonyx Erebia
Species Dicrostonyx torquatus Erebia manto

Evolutionary Relationship

Arctic lemming and Yellow-Spotted Ringlet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arctic lemming

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-Spotted Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Arctic lemming Yellow-Spotted Ringlet
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow-Spotted Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Switzerland and Ukraine.

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.

Yellow-Spotted Ringlet

No description available.

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