Rata de Campo vs Chalchupa

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rata de Campo	Chalchupa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cricetidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Rauvolfia
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Conservation Status

Rata de Campo

LC — Least Concern

Chalchupa

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rata de Campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chalchupa

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Colombia, India, and Taiwan.

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.