Globe Thistle vs Scaly Tooth

Echinops exaltatus compared with Sarcodon squamosus

Key Differences

• Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated while Scaly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	Scaly Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)
Order	Afrosoricida (Афросорициды)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Tenrecidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Echinops	Sarcodon
Species	Echinops exaltatus	Sarcodon squamosus

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Scaly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	Scaly Tooth
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).

Scaly Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States