alpine dandelion vs Mandarin Vole

Taraxacum scopulorum compared with Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Key Differences

• alpine dandelion is Not Evaluated while Mandarin Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine dandelion	Mandarin Vole
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)	Cricetidae
Genus	Taraxacum	Lasiopodomys
Species	Taraxacum scopulorum	Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Conservation Status

alpine dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Mandarin Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine dandelion	Mandarin Vole
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.

Mandarin Vole

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.