Rata de Campo vs Aguara Guazu

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Chrysocyon brachyurus

Key Differences

• Rata de Campo is Least Concern while Aguara Guazu is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rata de Campo	Aguara Guazu
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Cricetidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Chrysocyon
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Chrysocyon brachyurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Rata de Campo and Aguara Guazu share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Rata de Campo

LC — Least Concern

Aguara Guazu

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rata de Campo	Aguara Guazu
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rata de Campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Aguara Guazu

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.