Globe Thistle vs lepiota mamelonada

Echinops ritro compared with Macrolepiota mastoidea

Key Differences

• Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated while lepiota mamelonada is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	lepiota mamelonada
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Tenrecidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Echinops	Macrolepiota
Species	Echinops ritro	Macrolepiota mastoidea

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

lepiota mamelonada

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Estonia, Russia, and United States.

lepiota mamelonada

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark