American Bittersweet vs Globe Thistle

Celastrus scandens compared with Echinops exaltatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bittersweet	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Celastrales (Celastrales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Celastraceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Celastrus	Echinops
Species	Celastrus scandens	Echinops exaltatus

Conservation Status

American Bittersweet

NE — Not Evaluated

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Bittersweet	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Bittersweet

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

American Bittersweet

The American Bittersweet (Celastrus scandens) is a species in the genus Celastrus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States