alpine dandelion vs Ornate Shrew

Taraxacum scopulorum compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• alpine dandelion is Not Evaluated while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine dandelion	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Soricidae
Genus	Taraxacum	Sorex
Species	Taraxacum scopulorum	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

alpine dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine dandelion	Ornate Shrew
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.

Ornate Shrew

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.