Globe Thistle vs island mallow

Echinops ritro compared with Malva assurgentiflora

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	island mallow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Tenrecidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Echinops	Malva
Species	Echinops ritro	Malva assurgentiflora

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

island mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	island mallow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Estonia, Russia, and United States.

island mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Chile, Colombia, and South Africa.