Rata de Campo vs Straw-coloured-headed Centaury

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Psephellus straminicephalus

Key Differences

• Rata de Campo is Least Concern while Straw-coloured-headed Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rata de Campo	Straw-coloured-headed Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Psephellus
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Psephellus straminicephalus

Conservation Status

Rata de Campo

LC — Least Concern

Straw-coloured-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rata de Campo	Straw-coloured-headed Centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rata de Campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Straw-coloured-headed Centaury

Habitat

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

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.