Polyphyllous Globe Thistle vs

Echinops foliosus compared with Stephanoeca kentii

Key Differences

• Polyphyllous Globe Thistle is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Polyphyllous Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Choanozoa (Choanozoa)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Choanoflagellatea (Choanoflagellatea)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Choanoflagellida (Choanoflagellida)
Family	Tenrecidae	Acanthoecidae
Genus	Echinops	Stephanoeca
Species	Echinops foliosus	Stephanoeca kentii

Conservation Status

Polyphyllous Globe Thistle

VU — Vulnerable

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Polyphyllous Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Stephanoeca kentii is a loricate choanoflagellate, a marine unicellular organism that constructs a delicate basket-like structure (lorica) of siliceous strips surrounding its cell. It inhabits coastal and oceanic waters where it feeds on picoplankton bacteria. Choanoflagellates like this species are of scientific interest as the closest living unicellular relatives of animals.