Devil's Shoestring vs Globe Thistle

Tephrosia angustissima compared with Echinops exaltatus

Key Differences

• Devil's Shoestring is Endangered while Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Shoestring	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Fabaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Tephrosia	Echinops
Species	Tephrosia angustissima	Echinops exaltatus

Conservation Status

Devil's Shoestring

EN — Endangered

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Shoestring	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Shoestring

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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