Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse vs slender thistle

Archboldomys maximus compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse is Data Deficient while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse	slender 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	Archboldomys	Carduus
Species	Archboldomys maximus	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse	slender thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse

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.