barley mealybug vs Globe Thistle

Phenacoccus hordei compared with Echinops ritro

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	barley mealybug	Globe Thistle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Pseudococcidae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Phenacoccus	Echinops
Species	Phenacoccus hordei	Echinops ritro

Evolutionary Relationship

barley mealybug and Globe Thistle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

barley mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	barley mealybug	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

barley mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

barley mealybug

The Barley mealybug (Phenacoccus hordei) is a species in the genus Phenacoccus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.