Curled Thistle vs Eva s Red-backed Vole

Carduus crispus compared with Caryomys eva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curled Thistle	Eva s Red-backed Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Carduus	Caryomys
Species	Carduus crispus	Caryomys eva

Conservation Status

Curled Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Eva s Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curled Thistle	Eva s Red-backed Vole
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).

Eva s Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.