Curled Thistle vs Gray Marmot

Carduus crispus compared with Marmota baibacina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curled Thistle	Gray Marmot
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)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Carduus	Marmota
Species	Carduus crispus	Marmota baibacina

Conservation Status

Curled Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curled Thistle	Gray Marmot
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).

Gray Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.