Globe Thistle vs water-apple

Echinops exaltatus compared with Syzygium aqueum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	water-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Tenrecidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Echinops	Syzygium
Species	Echinops exaltatus	Syzygium aqueum

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

water-apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	water-apple
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).

water-apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Maldives, and Taiwan.