Globe Thistle vs Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

Echinops exaltatus compared with Lasioglossum malachurum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	Sharp-collared Furrow Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Tenrecidae	Halictidae
Genus	Echinops	Lasioglossum
Species	Echinops exaltatus	Lasioglossum malachurum

Evolutionary Relationship

Globe Thistle and Sharp-collared Furrow Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	Sharp-collared Furrow Bee
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).

Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Portugal.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark