Alpine Butterwort vs Butterwort

Pinguicula alpina compared with Pinguicula vulgaris

Key Differences

• Alpine Butterwort is Least Concern while Butterwort is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Butterwort	Butterwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family same	Lentibulariaceae	Lentibulariaceae
Genus same	Pinguicula	Pinguicula
Species	Pinguicula alpina	Pinguicula vulgaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Butterwort and Butterwort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pinguicula.

Conservation Status

Alpine Butterwort

LC — Least Concern

Butterwort

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Butterwort	Butterwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Butterwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

Butterwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

Alpine Butterwort

The Alpine Butterwort (Pinguicula alpina) is a species in the genus Pinguicula. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

Butterwort

The Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris) is a species in the genus Pinguicula. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇫🇮 Finland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden