Lemming Mountain Vole vs Tailed Dandelion

Alticola lemminus compared with Taraxacum aurosulum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Tailed 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	Alticola	Taraxacum
Species	Alticola lemminus	Taraxacum aurosulum

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Tailed Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Tailed Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tailed Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.