Brown-striped Dandelion vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Taraxacum fusciflorum compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

• Brown-striped Dandelion is Vulnerable while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-striped Dandelion	Lemming 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 fusciflorum	Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

Brown-striped Dandelion

VU — Vulnerable

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-striped Dandelion	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown-striped Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown-striped Dandelion

The Brown-striped Dandelion (Taraxacum fusciflorum) is a species in the genus Taraxacum. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.