Globe Thistle vs spruce mealybug

Echinops ritro compared with Phenacoccus piceae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	spruce mealybug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Tenrecidae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Echinops	Phenacoccus
Species	Echinops ritro	Phenacoccus piceae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

spruce mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	spruce mealybug
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.

spruce mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.