Rata de Campo vs Gorrión chapulín

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Ammodramus savannarum

Key Differences

• Rata de Campo is Least Concern while Gorrión chapulín is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rata de Campo	Gorrión chapulín
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (paseriformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Passerellidae
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Ammodramus
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Ammodramus savannarum

Evolutionary Relationship

Rata de Campo and Gorrión chapulín share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Rata de Campo

LC — Least Concern

Gorrión chapulín

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rata de Campo	Gorrión chapulín
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rata de Campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gorrión chapulín

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.