alpine dandelion vs Mountain Goat

Taraxacum scopulorum compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• alpine dandelion is Not Evaluated while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine dandelion	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Taraxacum	Oreamnos
Species	Taraxacum scopulorum	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

alpine dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine dandelion	Mountain Goat
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.

Mountain Goat

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.