Brown Knapweed vs Gudaur Snow Vole

Centaurea jacea compared with Chionomys gud

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Brown Knapweed Gudaur Snow Vole
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Asteraceae (Daisy Family) Cricetidae
Genus Centaurea Chionomys
Species Centaurea jacea Chionomys gud

Conservation Status

Brown Knapweed

LC — Least Concern

Gudaur Snow Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Brown Knapweed Gudaur Snow Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Knapweed

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Tajikistan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Gudaur Snow Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown Knapweed

The Brown Knapweed (Centaurea jacea) is a species in the genus Centaurea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Gudaur Snow Vole

No description available.

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