Curled Thistle vs Ornate Cuscus

Carduus crispus compared with Phalanger ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curled Thistle	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Phalangeridae
Genus	Carduus	Phalanger
Species	Carduus crispus	Phalanger ornatus

Conservation Status

Curled Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curled Thistle	Ornate Cuscus
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).

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.