Melancholy Thistle vs Mongolian Mountain Vole

Cirsium heterophyllum compared with Alticola semicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Melancholy Thistle	Mongolian Mountain 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	Alticola
Species	Cirsium heterophyllum	Alticola semicanus

Conservation Status

Melancholy Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Melancholy Thistle	Mongolian Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Melancholy Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.