Globe Thistle vs Slippery Jill

Echinops ritro compared with Suillus salmonicolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	Slippery Jill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Tenrecidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Echinops	Suillus
Species	Echinops ritro	Suillus salmonicolor

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Slippery Jill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	Slippery Jill
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.

Slippery Jill

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States