Mountain Cinquefoil vs trailing tormentil

Potentilla montana compared with Potentilla anglica

Key Differences

• Mountain Cinquefoil is Extinct while trailing tormentil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Cinquefoil	trailing tormentil
Kingdom same	Plantae (نباتات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order same	Rosales (ورديات)	Rosales (ورديات)
Family same	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus same	Potentilla	Potentilla
Species	Potentilla montana	Potentilla anglica

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Cinquefoil and trailing tormentil share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Potentilla.

Conservation Status

Mountain Cinquefoil

EX — Extinct

trailing tormentil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Cinquefoil	trailing tormentil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Portugal, and United Kingdom.

trailing tormentil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇵🇹 Portugal