alpine dandelion vs Indochinese Ground Squirrel

Taraxacum scopulorum compared with Menetes berdmorei

Key Differences

• alpine dandelion is Not Evaluated while Indochinese Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine dandelion	Indochinese Ground 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	Menetes
Species	Taraxacum scopulorum	Menetes berdmorei

Conservation Status

alpine dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Indochinese Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine dandelion	Indochinese Ground 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.

Indochinese Ground 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.