Globe Thistle vs Tumbling Puffball

Echinops exaltatus compared with Bovista pila

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	Tumbling Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Tenrecidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Echinops	Bovista
Species	Echinops exaltatus	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	Tumbling Puffball
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).

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States