Curled Thistle vs Globe Thistle

Carduus crispus compared with Echinops ritro

Key Differences

• Curled Thistle is Least Concern while Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curled Thistle	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	Carduus	Echinops
Species	Carduus crispus	Echinops ritro

Conservation Status

Curled Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curled Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, North Korea), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇺🇸 United States