Curled Thistle vs Flat-headed Kusimanse

Carduus crispus compared with Crossarchus platycephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curled Thistle	Flat-headed Kusimanse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Herpestidae
Genus	Carduus	Crossarchus
Species	Carduus crispus	Crossarchus platycephalus

Conservation Status

Curled Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curled Thistle	Flat-headed Kusimanse
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).

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.