Globe Thistle vs

Echinops exaltatus compared with Glycomyces lechevalierae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Actinobacteriota (Actinobacteriota)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Actinomycetia (Actinomycetia)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Mycobacteriales (Mycobacteriales)
Family	Tenrecidae	Micromonosporaceae
Genus	Echinops	Glycomyces
Species	Echinops exaltatus	Glycomyces lechevalierae

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Glycomyces lechevalierae is a gram-positive actinobacterium in the family Glycomycetaceae, named in honour of the microbiologist Huguette Lechevalier. Like other members of this genus, it is a soil-dwelling organism with branching filamentous growth and secondary metabolite production. Its conservation status is not evaluated.