alpine dandelion vs puma

Taraxacum scopulorum compared with Puma concolor

Key Differences

• alpine dandelion is Not Evaluated while puma is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine dandelion	puma
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Taraxacum	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Taraxacum scopulorum	Puma concolor

Conservation Status

alpine dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine dandelion	puma
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.

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

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.