Field Thistle vs Mountain Anoa

Cirsium discolor compared with Bubalus quarlesi

Key Differences

• Field Thistle is Not Evaluated while Mountain Anoa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Field Thistle	Mountain Anoa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Cirsium	Bubalus
Species	Cirsium discolor	Bubalus quarlesi

Conservation Status

Field Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Anoa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Field Thistle	Mountain Anoa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Field Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Mountain Anoa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.