Curled Thistle vs Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Carduus crispus compared with Marmosa murina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curled Thistle	Linnaeus's mouse opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Didelphidae
Genus	Carduus	Marmosa
Species	Carduus crispus	Marmosa murina

Conservation Status

Curled Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curled Thistle	Linnaeus's mouse opossum
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).

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.