alpine dandelion vs Midday Jird

Taraxacum scopulorum compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• alpine dandelion is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine dandelion	Midday Jird
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)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Taraxacum	Meriones
Species	Taraxacum scopulorum	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

alpine dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine dandelion	Midday Jird
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.

Midday Jird

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.