cottony hydrangea scale vs Globe Thistle

Pulvinaria hydrangeae compared with Echinops ritro

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cottony hydrangea scale	Globe Thistle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Coccidae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Pulvinaria	Echinops
Species	Pulvinaria hydrangeae	Echinops ritro

Evolutionary Relationship

cottony hydrangea scale and Globe Thistle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

cottony hydrangea scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cottony hydrangea scale	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cottony hydrangea scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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