Rata de Campo vs Crowned Tooth

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Hydnellum lepidum

Key Differences

• Rata de Campo is Least Concern while Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rata de Campo	Crowned Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Cricetidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Hydnellum
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Hydnellum lepidum

Conservation Status

Rata de Campo

LC — Least Concern

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rata de Campo	Crowned Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rata de Campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crowned Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Rata de Campo

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.