Blue Globe Thistle vs Field Digger Wasp

Echinops bannaticus compared with Mellinus arvensis

Key Differences

• Blue Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated while Field Digger Wasp is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Globe Thistle	Field Digger Wasp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Tenrecidae	Crabronidae
Genus	Echinops	Mellinus
Species	Echinops bannaticus	Mellinus arvensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue Globe Thistle and Field Digger Wasp share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Field Digger Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Globe Thistle	Field Digger Wasp
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).

Field Digger Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden