alpine dandelion vs Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Taraxacum scopulorum compared with Eothenomys olitor

Key Differences

• alpine dandelion is Not Evaluated while Black-eared Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine dandelion	Black-eared Red-backed Vole
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	Eothenomys
Species	Taraxacum scopulorum	Eothenomys olitor

Conservation Status

alpine dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine dandelion	Black-eared Red-backed Vole
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.

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

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.

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

The Black-eared Red-backed Vole (Eothenomys olitor) is a species in the genus Eothenomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.