Polyphyllous Globe Thistle vs slender thistle

Echinops foliosus compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Polyphyllous Globe Thistle is Vulnerable while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Polyphyllous Globe Thistle	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Tenrecidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Echinops	Carduus
Species	Echinops foliosus	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Polyphyllous Globe Thistle

VU — Vulnerable

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Polyphyllous Globe Thistle	slender thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Polyphyllous Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.