Rock Partridge vs slender thistle

Alectoris graeca compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rock Partridge	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Galliformes (Galliformes)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phasianidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alectoris	Carduus
Species	Alectoris graeca	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Rock Partridge

NT — Near Threatened

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rock Partridge	slender thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rock Partridge

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Rock Partridge

Rock Partridge (Alectoris graeca) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.