Curled Thistle vs De Winton's Shrew

Carduus crispus compared with Chodsigoa hypsibia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curled Thistle	De Winton's Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Soricidae
Genus	Carduus	Chodsigoa
Species	Carduus crispus	Chodsigoa hypsibia

Conservation Status

Curled Thistle

LC — Least Concern

De Winton's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curled Thistle	De Winton's Shrew
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).

De Winton's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.