Arctic lemming vs four-leaf devil-pepper

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Key Differences

• Arctic lemming is Least Concern while four-leaf devil-pepper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic lemming	four-leaf devil-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cricetidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Rauvolfia
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Conservation Status

Arctic lemming

LC — Least Concern

four-leaf devil-pepper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic lemming	four-leaf devil-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

four-leaf devil-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Colombia, India, and Taiwan.

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.