Globe Thistle vs sheet-web spiders

Echinops ritro compared with Erigone dentosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	sheet-web spiders
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Tenrecidae	Linyphiidae
Genus	Echinops	Erigone
Species	Echinops ritro	Erigone dentosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Globe Thistle and sheet-web spiders share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

sheet-web spiders

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	sheet-web spiders
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.

sheet-web spiders

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇺🇸 United States