Kodkod vs slender thistle

Leopardus guigna compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Kodkod is Vulnerable while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kodkod	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Leopardus	Carduus
Species	Leopardus guigna	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Kodkod

VU — Vulnerable

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kodkod	slender thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kodkod

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.