Globe Thistle vs robust iris

Echinops ritro compared with Iris robusta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	robust iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Tenrecidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Echinops	Iris
Species	Echinops ritro	Iris robusta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

robust iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	robust iris
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.

robust iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.