alpine dandelion vs Mexican cottontail

Taraxacum scopulorum compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Key Differences

• alpine dandelion is Not Evaluated while Mexican cottontail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine dandelion	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Taraxacum	Sylvilagus
Species	Taraxacum scopulorum	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

alpine dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine dandelion	Mexican cottontail
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.

Mexican cottontail

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.