Globe Thistle vs paradise-nut

Echinops exaltatus compared with Lecythis pisonis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	paradise-nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Tenrecidae	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Echinops	Lecythis
Species	Echinops exaltatus	Lecythis pisonis

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

paradise-nut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	paradise-nut
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).

paradise-nut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.