Eastern Mole Vole vs marsh thistle

Ellobius tancrei compared with Cirsium palustre

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole Vole	marsh thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Ellobius	Cirsium
Species	Ellobius tancrei	Cirsium palustre

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole Vole

LC — Least Concern

marsh thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole Vole	marsh thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).