alpine dandelion vs Northern Birch Mouse

Taraxacum scopulorum compared with Sicista betulina

Key Differences

• alpine dandelion is Not Evaluated while Northern Birch Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine dandelion	Northern Birch Mouse
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)	Dipodidae
Genus	Taraxacum	Sicista
Species	Taraxacum scopulorum	Sicista betulina

Conservation Status

alpine dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Birch Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine dandelion	Northern Birch Mouse
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.

Northern Birch Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine.

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.