Curled Thistle vs Fringed Myotis

Carduus crispus compared with Myotis thysanodes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curled Thistle	Fringed Myotis
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Carduus	Myotis
Species	Carduus crispus	Myotis thysanodes

Conservation Status

Curled Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curled Thistle	Fringed Myotis
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).

Fringed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.