Lesser Star-thistle vs Ooldea dunnart

Centaurea diluta compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Key Differences

• Lesser Star-thistle is Not Evaluated while Ooldea dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Star-thistle	Ooldea dunnart
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Centaurea	Sminthopsis
Species	Centaurea diluta	Sminthopsis ooldea

Conservation Status

Lesser Star-thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Star-thistle	Ooldea dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Star-thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).

Ooldea dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.