Arctic lemming vs Prickly Yellow

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Key Differences

• Arctic lemming is Least Concern while Prickly Yellow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic lemming	Prickly Yellow
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (грызуны)	Sapindales (сапиндоцветные)
Family	Cricetidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Zanthoxylum
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Conservation Status

Arctic lemming

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Yellow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic lemming	Prickly Yellow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Yellow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.