Globe Thistle vs

Echinops exaltatus compared with Symphytocarpus amaurochaetoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoo)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Stemonitidales
Family	Tenrecidae	Stemonitidaceae
Genus	Echinops	Symphytocarpus
Species	Echinops exaltatus	Symphytocarpus amaurochaetoides

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil).

Symphytocarpus amaurochaetoides es un mixomiceto que produce esporangios oscuros y agrupados sobre madera en descomposicion y detritos vegetales en entornos forestales. Pertenece a un grupo de organismos que alternan entre un plasmodio movil y nutricional y una etapa reproductiva esporangial. Como otros mixomicetos, contribuye a la ecologia microbiana alimentandose de bacterias y detritos en habitats boscosos.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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