Arctic lemming vs Mountain Water Rat

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Arctic lemming is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic lemming	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order same	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Baiyankamys
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Baiyankamys habbema

Evolutionary Relationship

Arctic lemming and Mountain Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Bộ Gặm nhấm)

Conservation Status

Arctic lemming

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic lemming	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.