Centaury vs Globe Thistle

Cirsium eliasianum compared with Echinops ritro

Key Differences

• Centaury is Critically Endangered while Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	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	Asterales (キク目)	Afrosoricida (アフリカトガリネズミ目)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Tenrecidae
Genus	Cirsium	Echinops
Species	Cirsium eliasianum	Echinops ritro

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

Habitat

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

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Centaury

The Centaury (Cirsium eliasianum) is a species in the genus Cirsium. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.