alpine dandelion vs Altai Birch Mouse

Taraxacum scopulorum compared with Sicista napaea

Key Differences

• alpine dandelion is Not Evaluated while Altai Birch Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine dandelion	Altai Birch Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Dipodidae
Genus	Taraxacum	Sicista
Species	Taraxacum scopulorum	Sicista napaea

Conservation Status

alpine dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Altai Birch Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine dandelion	Altai Birch Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Altai Birch Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

alpine dandelion

The Alpine dandelion (Taraxacum scopulorum) is a species in the genus Taraxacum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Canada.

Altai Birch Mouse

The Altai Birch Mouse (Sicista napaea) is a species in the genus Sicista. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.