Curled Thistle vs Forest Dormouse

Carduus crispus compared with Dryomys nitedula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curled Thistle	Forest Dormouse
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)	Gliridae
Genus	Carduus	Dryomys
Species	Carduus crispus	Dryomys nitedula

Conservation Status

Curled Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Forest Dormouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curled Thistle	Forest Dormouse
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).

Forest Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.