arctic dandelion vs Midday Jird

Taraxacum arcticum compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• arctic dandelion is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic dandelion	Midday Jird
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)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Taraxacum	Meriones
Species	Taraxacum arcticum	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

arctic dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic dandelion	Midday Jird
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.

Midday Jird

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.