Cat'S Ear vs Polyphyllous Globe Thistle

Hypochaeris radicata compared with Echinops foliosus

Key Differences

• Cat'S Ear is Not Evaluated while Polyphyllous Globe Thistle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat'S Ear	Polyphyllous Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Tenrecidae
Genus	Hypochaeris	Echinops
Species	Hypochaeris radicata	Echinops foliosus

Conservation Status

Cat'S Ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Polyphyllous Globe Thistle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat'S Ear	Polyphyllous Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cat'S Ear

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Polyphyllous Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cat'S Ear

The Cat'S Ear (Hypochaeris radicata) is a species in the genus Hypochaeris. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.