Fringed Cup vs Globe Thistle

Encoelia fimbriata compared with Echinops exaltatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Cup	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Cenangiaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Encoelia	Echinops
Species	Encoelia fimbriata	Echinops exaltatus

Conservation Status

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Cup	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Cup

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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