Curled Thistle vs Hamadryas baboon

Carduus crispus compared with Papio hamadryas

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curled Thistle	Hamadryas baboon
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Carduus	Papio
Species	Carduus crispus	Papio hamadryas

Conservation Status

Curled Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Hamadryas baboon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curled Thistle	Hamadryas baboon
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).

Hamadryas baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.