Rata de Campo vs Spruce Tooth

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Phellodon violascens

Key Differences

• Rata de Campo is Least Concern while Spruce Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rata de Campo	Spruce Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Cricetidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Phellodon
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Phellodon violascens

Conservation Status

Rata de Campo

LC — Least Concern

Spruce Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rata de Campo	Spruce Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rata de Campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spruce Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and United States. Currently classified as 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.