Angled Burr Cucumber vs Globe Thistle

Sicyos angulatus compared with Echinops ritro

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Angled Burr Cucumber	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Sicyos	Echinops
Species	Sicyos angulatus	Echinops ritro

Conservation Status

Angled Burr Cucumber

NE — Not Evaluated

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Angled Burr Cucumber	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Angled Burr Cucumber

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar), Asia (6 countries), Europe (22 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Angled Burr Cucumber

The Angled Burr Cucumber (Sicyos angulatus) is a species in the genus Sicyos. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇷🇺 Russia 🇺🇸 United States