Jalapan Vole vs Red-Seeded Dandelion

Microtus quasiater compared with Taraxacum erythrospermum

Key Differences

• Jalapan Vole is Near Threatened while Red-Seeded Dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jalapan Vole	Red-Seeded Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Microtus	Taraxacum
Species	Microtus quasiater	Taraxacum erythrospermum

Conservation Status

Jalapan Vole

NT — Near Threatened

Red-Seeded Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jalapan Vole	Red-Seeded Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jalapan Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-Seeded Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Japan, Norway, and United States.