Curled Thistle vs Mandarin Vole

Carduus crispus compared with Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curled Thistle	Mandarin 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	Lasiopodomys
Species	Carduus crispus	Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Conservation Status

Curled Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Mandarin Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curled Thistle	Mandarin 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).

Mandarin Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.