Globe Thistle vs Mountain yam

Echinops ritro compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Tenrecidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Echinops	Dioscorea
Species	Echinops ritro	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	Mountain yam
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.

Mountain yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.