Blue Globe Thistle vs cottony hydrangea scale

Echinops bannaticus compared with Pulvinaria hydrangeae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Globe Thistle	cottony hydrangea scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Tenrecidae	Coccidae
Genus	Echinops	Pulvinaria
Species	Echinops bannaticus	Pulvinaria hydrangeae

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue Globe Thistle and cottony hydrangea scale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

cottony hydrangea scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Globe Thistle	cottony hydrangea scale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).

cottony hydrangea scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Blue Globe Thistle

The Blue Globe Thistle (Echinops bannaticus) is a species in the genus Echinops. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom