Curled Thistle vs Eastern Mole

Carduus crispus compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curled Thistle	Eastern Mole
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)	Talpidae
Genus	Carduus	Scalopus
Species	Carduus crispus	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Curled Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curled Thistle	Eastern Mole
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).

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.