alpine dandelion vs Blind Mole

Taraxacum scopulorum compared with Talpa caeca

Key Differences

• alpine dandelion is Not Evaluated while Blind Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine dandelion	Blind Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Talpidae
Genus	Taraxacum	Talpa
Species	Taraxacum scopulorum	Talpa caeca

Conservation Status

alpine dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Blind Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine dandelion	Blind Mole
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.

Blind Mole

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.

Blind Mole

The Blind Mole (Talpa caeca) is a species in the genus Talpa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.