alpine cinquefoil vs Foca Pia

Potentilla crantzii compared with Pagophilus groenlandicus

Key Differences

• alpine cinquefoil is Least Concern while Foca Pia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine cinquefoil	Foca Pia
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Potentilla	Pagophilus
Species	Potentilla crantzii	Pagophilus groenlandicus

Conservation Status

alpine cinquefoil

LC — Least Concern

Foca Pia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine cinquefoil	Foca Pia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Foca Pia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

alpine cinquefoil

The Alpine cinquefoil (Potentilla crantzii) is a species in the genus Potentilla. 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 Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden