alpine dandelion vs Gray Marmot

Taraxacum scopulorum compared with Marmota baibacina

Key Differences

• alpine dandelion is Not Evaluated while Gray Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine dandelion	Gray Marmot
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	Marmota
Species	Taraxacum scopulorum	Marmota baibacina

Conservation Status

alpine dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine dandelion	Gray Marmot
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.

Gray Marmot

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.