Curled Thistle vs Pale fox

Carduus crispus compared with Vulpes pallida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curled Thistle	Pale fox
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)	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Carduus	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Carduus crispus	Vulpes pallida

Conservation Status

Curled Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Pale fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curled Thistle	Pale fox
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).

Pale fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.