Blue Globe Thistle vs Painted Suillus

Echinops bannaticus compared with Suillus spraguei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Globe Thistle	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Tenrecidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Echinops	Suillus
Species	Echinops bannaticus	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Blue Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Globe Thistle	Painted Suillus
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).

Painted Suillus

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States