arctic dandelion vs Bank Vole

Taraxacum arcticum compared with Myodes glareolus

Key Differences

• arctic dandelion is Not Evaluated while Bank Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic dandelion	Bank Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Asterales (Asternartige)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Taraxacum	Myodes
Species	Taraxacum arcticum	Myodes glareolus

Conservation Status

arctic dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic dandelion	Bank Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Bank Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).

arctic dandelion

The Arctic dandelion (Taraxacum arcticum) is a species in the genus Taraxacum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Bank Vole

Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden