Arctic lemming vs aboboreira-gila

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Cucurbita ficifolia

Key Differences

• Arctic lemming is Least Concern while aboboreira-gila is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic lemming	aboboreira-gila
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Cucurbita
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Cucurbita ficifolia

Conservation Status

Arctic lemming

LC — Least Concern

aboboreira-gila

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic lemming	aboboreira-gila
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

aboboreira-gila

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.