Globe Thistle vs Scuttle fly

Echinops ritro compared with Megaselia scalaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	Scuttle fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Tenrecidae	Phoridae
Genus	Echinops	Megaselia
Species	Echinops ritro	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	Scuttle fly
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.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇺🇸 United States