Brown Knapweed vs Ili Pika

Centaurea jacea compared with Ochotona iliensis

Key Differences

• Brown Knapweed is Least Concern while Ili Pika is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Knapweed	Ili Pika
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Ochotonidae
Genus	Centaurea	Ochotona
Species	Centaurea jacea	Ochotona iliensis

Conservation Status

Brown Knapweed

LC — Least Concern

Ili Pika

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Knapweed	Ili Pika
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).

Ili Pika

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.