Curled Thistle vs Gudaur Snow Vole

Carduus crispus compared with Chionomys gud

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curled Thistle	Gudaur Snow Vole
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)	Cricetidae
Genus	Carduus	Chionomys
Species	Carduus crispus	Chionomys gud

Conservation Status

Curled Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Gudaur Snow Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curled Thistle	Gudaur Snow Vole
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).

Gudaur Snow Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.