Eastern Spiny Mouse vs Field Thistle

Acomys dimidiatus compared with Cirsium discolor

Key Differences

• Eastern Spiny Mouse is Least Concern while Field Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Spiny Mouse	Field Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Acomys	Cirsium
Species	Acomys dimidiatus	Cirsium discolor

Conservation Status

Eastern Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Field Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Spiny Mouse	Field Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.