Melancholy Thistle vs Muya Valley Vole

Cirsium heterophyllum compared with Microtus mujanensis

Key Differences

• Melancholy Thistle is Least Concern while Muya Valley Vole is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Melancholy Thistle	Muya Valley 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 heterophyllum	Microtus mujanensis

Conservation Status

Melancholy Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Muya Valley Vole

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Melancholy Thistle	Muya Valley 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).

Muya Valley Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.