vs Globe Thistle

Achroonema proteiforme compared with Echinops ritro

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Sphingobacteriales (Sphingobacteriales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Pelonemataceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Achroonema	Echinops
Species	Achroonema proteiforme	Echinops ritro

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Achroonema proteiforme is a colorless, gliding filamentous bacterium found in freshwater sediments and organic-rich muds. It belongs to a group of bacteria that degrade organic matter in anoxic or microaerobic benthic habitats.