alpine dandelion vs Long-tailed Marmot

Taraxacum scopulorum compared with Marmota caudata

Key Differences

• alpine dandelion is Not Evaluated while Long-tailed Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine dandelion	Long-tailed 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 caudata

Conservation Status

alpine dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine dandelion	Long-tailed 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.

Long-tailed 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.