Globe Thistle vs Taiga tick

Echinops exaltatus compared with Ixodes persulcatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	Taiga tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Tenrecidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Echinops	Ixodes
Species	Echinops exaltatus	Ixodes persulcatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Globe Thistle and Taiga tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Taiga tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	Taiga tick
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).

Taiga tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden