Broad-stalked Dandelion vs Gansu Shrew

Taraxacum expallidiforme compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

• Broad-stalked Dandelion is Least Concern while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-stalked Dandelion	Gansu Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Soricidae
Genus	Taraxacum	Sorex
Species	Taraxacum expallidiforme	Sorex cansulus

Conservation Status

Broad-stalked Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-stalked Dandelion	Gansu Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-stalked Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broad-stalked Dandelion

The Broad-Stalked Dandelion (Taraxacum expallidiforme) 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.