Flat Wrack vs Globe Thistle

Fucus spiralis compared with Echinops exaltatus

Key Differences

• Flat Wrack is Least Concern while Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat Wrack	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fucales (Fucales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Fucaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Fucus	Echinops
Species	Fucus spiralis	Echinops exaltatus

Conservation Status

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat Wrack	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

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 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom