Curled Thistle vs Lowland Chrotomys

Carduus crispus compared with Chrotomys mindorensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curled Thistle	Lowland Chrotomys
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)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Carduus	Chrotomys
Species	Carduus crispus	Chrotomys mindorensis

Conservation Status

Curled Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Lowland Chrotomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curled Thistle	Lowland Chrotomys
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).

Lowland Chrotomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.