Curled Thistle vs Daurian Hedgehog

Carduus crispus compared with Mesechinus dauuricus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curled Thistle	Daurian Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Erinaceidae
Genus	Carduus	Mesechinus
Species	Carduus crispus	Mesechinus dauuricus

Conservation Status

Curled Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Daurian Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curled Thistle	Daurian Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curled Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, North Korea), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Daurian Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.