Curled Thistle vs Long-eared Jerboa

Carduus crispus compared with Euchoreutes naso

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curled Thistle	Long-eared Jerboa
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)	Dipodidae
Genus	Carduus	Euchoreutes
Species	Carduus crispus	Euchoreutes naso

Conservation Status

Curled Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Long-eared Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curled Thistle	Long-eared Jerboa
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).

Long-eared Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.