vs Globe Thistle

Cortinarius urbicus compared with Echinops exaltatus

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Echinops
Species	Cortinarius urbicus	Echinops exaltatus

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Cortinarius urbicus es un hongo de sombrero fibroso y robusto del género Cortinarius con un sombrero marrón sedoso y láminas de color oxidado al madurar. Habita en bosques de coníferas y mixtos, formando asociaciones ectomicorrícicas con abeto, pino y ocasionalmente árboles caducifolios. Este hongo obtiene nutrientes comerciando azúcares con sus socios arbóreos en el suelo forestal.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden