Cook's Holly vs Globe Thistle

Ilex cookii compared with Echinops ritro

Key Differences

• Cook's Holly is Critically Endangered while Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cook's Holly	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Aquifoliaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Ilex	Echinops
Species	Ilex cookii	Echinops ritro

Conservation Status

Cook's Holly

CR — Critically Endangered

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cook's Holly	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cook's Holly

Habitat

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

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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