alpine dandelion vs False Water Rat

Taraxacum scopulorum compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• alpine dandelion is Not Evaluated while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine dandelion	False Water Rat
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)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Taraxacum	Xeromys
Species	Taraxacum scopulorum	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

alpine dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine dandelion	False Water Rat
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.

False Water Rat

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.