Rata de Campo vs Quince Rust

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Gymnosporangium clavipes

Key Differences

• Rata de Campo is Least Concern while Quince Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rata de Campo	Quince Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Gymnosporangiaceae
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Gymnosporangium
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Gymnosporangium clavipes

Conservation Status

Rata de Campo

LC — Least Concern

Quince Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rata de Campo	Quince Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rata de Campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Quince Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and United States.

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.