Bluish-bracted Dandelion vs Lofty Pericote

Taraxacum cyanolepis compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bluish-bracted Dandelion	Lofty Pericote
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	Auliscomys
Species	Taraxacum cyanolepis	Auliscomys sublimis

Conservation Status

Bluish-bracted Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bluish-bracted Dandelion	Lofty Pericote
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.

Lofty Pericote

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.