Globe Thistle vs Milk Thistle Rust

Echinops ritro compared with Puccinia mariana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	Milk Thistle Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Tenrecidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Echinops	Puccinia
Species	Echinops ritro	Puccinia mariana

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Milk Thistle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	Milk Thistle Rust
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.

Milk Thistle Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United Kingdom.