Hotson s Jerboa vs Melancholy Thistle

Allactaga hotsoni compared with Cirsium heterophyllum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson s Jerboa	Melancholy Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dipodidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Allactaga	Cirsium
Species	Allactaga hotsoni	Cirsium heterophyllum

Conservation Status

Hotson s Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Melancholy Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson s Jerboa	Melancholy Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson s Jerboa

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).