Afghan-Melon vs Globe Thistle

Citrullus lanatus compared with Echinops ritro

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Afghan-Melon	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Cucurbitales (ウリ目)	Afrosoricida (アフリカトガリネズミ目)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Citrullus	Echinops
Species	Citrullus lanatus	Echinops ritro

Conservation Status

Afghan-Melon

NE — Not Evaluated

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Afghan-Melon	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Afghan-Melon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Belize, Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Afghan-Melon

The Afghan-Melon (Citrullus lanatus) is a species in the genus Citrullus. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions, found across Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, and Belgium.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇷🇺 Russia 🇺🇸 United States