Rata de Campo vs Fly

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Drosophila simulans

Key Differences

• Rata de Campo is Least Concern while Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rata de Campo	Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Drosophilidae
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Drosophila
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Drosophila simulans

Evolutionary Relationship

Rata de Campo and Fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Rata de Campo

LC — Least Concern

Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rata de Campo	Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rata de Campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (Costa Rica, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.