Field Maple vs Globe Thistle

Acer campestre compared with Echinops exaltatus

Key Differences

• Field Maple is Least Concern while Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Field Maple	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Sapindaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Acer	Echinops
Species	Acer campestre	Echinops exaltatus

Conservation Status

Field Maple

LC — Least Concern

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Field Maple	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Field Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States