Globe Thistle vs Silverleaf cotoneaster

Echinops exaltatus compared with Cotoneaster pannosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	Silverleaf cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order	Afrosoricida (非洲蝟目)	Rosales (蔷薇目)
Family	Tenrecidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Echinops	Cotoneaster
Species	Echinops exaltatus	Cotoneaster pannosus

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Silverleaf cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	Silverleaf cotoneaster
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).

Silverleaf cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Uruguay).