ant-tree vs Globe Thistle

Triplaris americana compared with Echinops exaltatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ant-tree	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Polygonaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Triplaris	Echinops
Species	Triplaris americana	Echinops exaltatus

Conservation Status

ant-tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ant-tree	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

ant-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (India), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

ant-tree

The Ant-tree (Triplaris americana) is a species in the genus Triplaris. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.