Arkansas Grape vs Globe Thistle

Vitis aestivalis compared with Echinops exaltatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arkansas Grape	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Vitales (Vitales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Vitaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Vitis	Echinops
Species	Vitis aestivalis	Echinops exaltatus

Conservation Status

Arkansas Grape

NE — Not Evaluated

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arkansas Grape	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arkansas Grape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Spain, Taiwan, and 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).

Arkansas Grape

The Arkansas Grape, Vitis aestivalis, is a species. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States