Globe Thistle vs ground cholla

Echinops exaltatus compared with Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

Key Differences

• Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated while ground cholla is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	ground cholla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Tenrecidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Echinops	Cylindropuntia
Species	Echinops exaltatus	Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

ground cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	ground cholla
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).

ground cholla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.