Mongolian Mountain Vole vs Squat Dandelion

Alticola semicanus compared with Taraxacum naevosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Squat 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 semicanus	Taraxacum naevosum

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Squat Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Squat Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squat Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.