arctic dandelion vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Taraxacum arcticum compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

• arctic dandelion is Not Evaluated while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic dandelion	Lemming Mountain Vole
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)	Cricetidae
Genus	Taraxacum	Alticola
Species	Taraxacum arcticum	Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

arctic dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic dandelion	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic dandelion

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arctic dandelion

The Arctic dandelion (Taraxacum arcticum) is a species in the genus Taraxacum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.