alpine dandelion vs Deer Mouse

Taraxacum scopulorum compared with Peromyscus maniculatus

Key Differences

• alpine dandelion is Not Evaluated while Deer Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine dandelion	Deer 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)	Cricetidae
Genus	Taraxacum	Peromyscus
Species	Taraxacum scopulorum	Peromyscus maniculatus

Conservation Status

alpine dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Deer Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine dandelion	Deer 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.

Deer Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.