Globe Thistle vs Weevil

Echinops exaltatus compared with Otiorhynchus cribricollis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	Weevil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Tenrecidae	Curculionidae
Genus	Echinops	Otiorhynchus
Species	Echinops exaltatus	Otiorhynchus cribricollis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Weevil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	Weevil
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).

Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Japan), Europe (17 countries), and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇩🇪 Germany 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States