Broad-stalked Dandelion vs Highveld Golden Mole

Taraxacum expallidiforme compared with Amblysomus septentrionalis

Key Differences

• Broad-stalked Dandelion is Least Concern while Highveld Golden Mole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-stalked Dandelion	Highveld Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Taraxacum	Amblysomus
Species	Taraxacum expallidiforme	Amblysomus septentrionalis

Conservation Status

Broad-stalked Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Highveld Golden Mole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-stalked Dandelion	Highveld Golden Mole
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.

Highveld Golden Mole

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.