Devil-thorn vs Globe Thistle

Echinocereus pseudopectinatus compared with Echinops exaltatus

Key Differences

• Devil-thorn is Least Concern while Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil-thorn	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Cactaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Echinocereus	Echinops
Species	Echinocereus pseudopectinatus	Echinops exaltatus

Conservation Status

Devil-thorn

LC — Least Concern

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil-thorn	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil-thorn

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

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).