alpine dandelion vs Forrest's Rock Squirrel

Taraxacum scopulorum compared with Sciurotamias forresti

Key Differences

• alpine dandelion is Not Evaluated while Forrest's Rock Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine dandelion	Forrest's Rock Squirrel
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)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Taraxacum	Sciurotamias
Species	Taraxacum scopulorum	Sciurotamias forresti

Conservation Status

alpine dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine dandelion	Forrest's Rock Squirrel
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.

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

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.