Curled Thistle vs Gobi Jerboa

Carduus crispus compared with Allactaga bullata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curled Thistle	Gobi Jerboa
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)	Dipodidae
Genus	Carduus	Allactaga
Species	Carduus crispus	Allactaga bullata

Conservation Status

Curled Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Gobi Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curled Thistle	Gobi Jerboa
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).

Gobi Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.