Daurian Hedgehog vs Melancholy Thistle

Mesechinus dauuricus compared with Cirsium heterophyllum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Daurian Hedgehog	Melancholy Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Erinaceidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Mesechinus	Cirsium
Species	Mesechinus dauuricus	Cirsium heterophyllum

Conservation Status

Daurian Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Melancholy Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Daurian Hedgehog	Melancholy Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Daurian Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Melancholy Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).