vs Globe Thistle

Clavaria atrofusca compared with Echinops ritro

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Clavariaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Clavaria	Echinops
Species	Clavaria atrofusca	Echinops ritro

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Clavaria atrofusca is a club fungus in the family Clavariaceae, assessed as Data Deficient (DD). It produces dark-coloured, simple or sparsely branched fruiting bodies in grassland or woodland habitats. Insufficient collection data make a reliable conservation assessment difficult.