Field Thistle vs Nepalese Field Mouse

Cirsium discolor compared with Apodemus gurkha

Key Differences

• Field Thistle is Not Evaluated while Nepalese Field Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Field Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Nepalese Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Field Thistle	Nepalese Field Mouse
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.

Nepalese Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.