Devil'S Dipstick vs Globe Thistle

Mutinus elegans compared with Echinops ritro

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Phallales (Phallales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Phallaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Mutinus	Echinops
Species	Mutinus elegans	Echinops ritro

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Dipstick

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States