Halsbandlemming vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Halsbandlemming Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same Animalia (Tier) Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordatiere) Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same Mammalia (Säugetiere) Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order same Rodentia (Nagetiere) Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family Cricetidae Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus Dicrostonyx Urocitellus
Species Dicrostonyx torquatus Urocitellus undulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Halsbandlemming and Long-tailed Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Nagetiere)

Conservation Status

Halsbandlemming

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Halsbandlemming Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Halsbandlemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Halsbandlemming

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.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

No description available.

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