Brown Roll Rim vs Globe Thistle

Paxillus involutus compared with Echinops ritro

Key Differences

• Brown Roll Rim is Least Concern while Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Roll Rim	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Paxillaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Paxillus	Echinops
Species	Paxillus involutus	Echinops ritro

Conservation Status

Brown Roll Rim

LC — Least Concern

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Roll Rim	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Roll Rim

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Brown Roll Rim

The Brown Roll Rim (Paxillus involutus) is a species in the genus Paxillus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇺🇸 United States