Raton Bastardo Crestado vs Melancholy Thistle

Pseudomys shortridgei compared with Cirsium heterophyllum

Key Differences

• Raton Bastardo Crestado is Near Threatened while Melancholy Thistle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raton Bastardo Crestado	Melancholy Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pseudomys	Cirsium
Species	Pseudomys shortridgei	Cirsium heterophyllum

Conservation Status

Raton Bastardo Crestado

NT — Near Threatened

Melancholy Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raton Bastardo Crestado	Melancholy Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Raton Bastardo Crestado

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Melancholy Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).