Chinese Jumping Mouse vs Melancholy Thistle

Eozapus setchuanus compared with Cirsium heterophyllum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Jumping Mouse	Melancholy Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dipodidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Eozapus	Cirsium
Species	Eozapus setchuanus	Cirsium heterophyllum

Conservation Status

Chinese Jumping Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Melancholy Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Jumping Mouse	Melancholy Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Jumping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Melancholy Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Chinese Jumping Mouse

The Chinese Jumping Mouse (Eozapus setchuanus) is a species in the genus Eozapus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.