Globe Thistle vs Spotted Wart Lichen

Echinops ritro compared with Pertusaria paratuberculifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	Spotted Wart Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)
Family	Tenrecidae	Pertusariaceae
Genus	Echinops	Pertusaria
Species	Echinops ritro	Pertusaria paratuberculifera

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Spotted Wart Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	Spotted Wart Lichen
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.

Spotted Wart Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.