Rata de Campo vs Yellow Thistle

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Cirsium erisithales

Key Differences

• Rata de Campo is Least Concern while Yellow Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rata de Campo	Yellow Thistle
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	Cirsium
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Cirsium erisithales

Conservation Status

Rata de Campo

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rata de Campo	Yellow Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rata de Campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.