marsh thistle vs Mexican vole

Cirsium palustre compared with Microtus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	marsh thistle	Mexican vole
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)	Cricetidae
Genus	Cirsium	Microtus
Species	Cirsium palustre	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

marsh thistle

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	marsh thistle	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

marsh thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.