African Walnut vs Globe Thistle

Lovoa trichilioides compared with Echinops ritro

Key Differences

• African Walnut is Least Concern while Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Walnut	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Meliaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Lovoa	Echinops
Species	Lovoa trichilioides	Echinops ritro

Conservation Status

African Walnut

LC — Least Concern

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Walnut	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Walnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Estonia, Russia, and United States.

African Walnut

The African Walnut (Lovoa trichilioides) is a species in the genus Lovoa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.