Globe Thistle vs marsh mealybug

Echinops ritro compared with Atrococcus paludinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	marsh mealybug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Tenrecidae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Echinops	Atrococcus
Species	Echinops ritro	Atrococcus paludinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Globe Thistle and marsh mealybug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

marsh mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	marsh mealybug
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.

marsh mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.