Curled Thistle vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Carduus crispus compared with Alticola macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curled Thistle	Large-eared Mountain 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	Alticola
Species	Carduus crispus	Alticola macrotis

Conservation Status

Curled Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curled Thistle	Large-eared Mountain 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).

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.