Sosnovskyi's Sow-thistle vs Spiny sowthistle

Sonchus sosnowskyi compared with Sonchus asper

Key Differences

• Sosnovskyi's Sow-thistle is Data Deficient while Spiny sowthistle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sosnovskyi's Sow-thistle	Spiny sowthistle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family same	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus same	Sonchus	Sonchus
Species	Sonchus sosnowskyi	Sonchus asper

Evolutionary Relationship

Sosnovskyi's Sow-thistle and Spiny sowthistle share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sonchus.

Conservation Status

Sosnovskyi's Sow-thistle

DD — Data Deficient

Spiny sowthistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sosnovskyi's Sow-thistle	Spiny sowthistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sosnovskyi's Sow-thistle

Habitat

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

Spiny sowthistle

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (14 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (7 countries).