Bluish-bracted Dandelion vs Kashmir Mountain Vole

Taraxacum cyanolepis compared with Alticola montosa

Key Differences

• Bluish-bracted Dandelion is Least Concern while Kashmir Mountain Vole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bluish-bracted Dandelion	Kashmir 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 cyanolepis	Alticola montosa

Conservation Status

Bluish-bracted Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Kashmir Mountain Vole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bluish-bracted Dandelion	Kashmir Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bluish-bracted Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Kashmir Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bluish-bracted Dandelion

The Bluish-bracted Dandelion (Taraxacum cyanolepis) is a species in the genus Taraxacum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.