Curled Thistle vs Harris s Antelope Squirrel

Carduus crispus compared with Ammospermophilus harrisii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curled Thistle	Harris s Antelope Squirrel
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	Ammospermophilus
Species	Carduus crispus	Ammospermophilus harrisii

Conservation Status

Curled Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Harris s Antelope Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curled Thistle	Harris s Antelope Squirrel
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).

Harris s Antelope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.