Rata de Campo vs hierba de cancer

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Acalypha indica

Key Differences

• Rata de Campo is Least Concern while hierba de cancer is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rata de Campo	hierba de cancer
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Acalypha
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Acalypha indica

Conservation Status

Rata de Campo

LC — Least Concern

hierba de cancer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rata de Campo	hierba de cancer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rata de Campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

hierba de cancer

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (Mexico), Oceania and the Pacific (Palau, Samoa), and South America (Guyana).

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.