alpine dandelion vs Giant Jumping Rat

Taraxacum scopulorum compared with Hypogeomys antimena

Key Differences

• alpine dandelion is Not Evaluated while Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine dandelion	Giant Jumping 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)	Nesomyidae
Genus	Taraxacum	Hypogeomys
Species	Taraxacum scopulorum	Hypogeomys antimena

Conservation Status

alpine dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine dandelion	Giant Jumping 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.

Giant Jumping 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.