Globe Thistle vs Gum-elemi

Echinops exaltatus compared with Bursera simaruba

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	Gum-elemi
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Tenrecidae	Burseraceae
Genus	Echinops	Bursera
Species	Echinops exaltatus	Bursera simaruba

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Gum-elemi

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	Gum-elemi
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).

Gum-elemi

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.