Grassland Dandelion vs Lacustrine Vole

Taraxacum dilatatum compared with Microtus limnophilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grassland Dandelion	Lacustrine 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	Microtus
Species	Taraxacum dilatatum	Microtus limnophilus

Conservation Status

Grassland Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Lacustrine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grassland Dandelion	Lacustrine Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grassland Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and Sweden.

Lacustrine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.