Arctic lemming vs Tape grass

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Vallisneria spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic lemming	Tape grass
Kingdom	Animalia (hewan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamalia)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Cricetidae	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Vallisneria
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Vallisneria spiralis

Conservation Status

Arctic lemming

LC — Least Concern

Tape grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic lemming	Tape grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tape grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, Jamaica, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

Arctic lemming

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.