alpine dandelion vs Arend’s Golden Mole

Taraxacum scopulorum compared with Carpitalpa arendsi

Key Differences

• alpine dandelion is Not Evaluated while Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine dandelion	Arend’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Asterales (キク目)	Afrosoricida (アフリカトガリネズミ目)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Taraxacum	Carpitalpa
Species	Taraxacum scopulorum	Carpitalpa arendsi

Conservation Status

alpine dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine dandelion	Arend’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

alpine dandelion

The Alpine dandelion (Taraxacum scopulorum) is a species in the genus Taraxacum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Canada.

Arend’s Golden Mole

The Arend’s Golden Mole (Carpitalpa arendsi) is a species in the genus Carpitalpa. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.