Curled Thistle vs North American Badger

Carduus crispus compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curled Thistle	North American Badger
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Carduus	Taxidea
Species	Carduus crispus	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Curled Thistle

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curled Thistle	North American Badger
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).

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.