alpine dandelion vs Amur Brown Lemming

Taraxacum scopulorum compared with Lemmus amurensis

Key Differences

• alpine dandelion is Not Evaluated while Amur Brown Lemming is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine dandelion	Amur Brown Lemming
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)	Cricetidae
Genus	Taraxacum	Lemmus
Species	Taraxacum scopulorum	Lemmus amurensis

Conservation Status

alpine dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Amur Brown Lemming

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine dandelion	Amur Brown Lemming
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.

Amur Brown Lemming

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.

Amur Brown Lemming

The Amur Brown Lemming (Lemmus amurensis) is a species in the genus Lemmus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.