alpine cinquefoil vs Guemal

Potentilla crantzii compared with Hippocamelus bisulcus

Key Differences

• alpine cinquefoil is Least Concern while Guemal is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine cinquefoil	Guemal
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Potentilla	Hippocamelus
Species	Potentilla crantzii	Hippocamelus bisulcus

Conservation Status

alpine cinquefoil

LC — Least Concern

Guemal

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine cinquefoil	Guemal
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.

Guemal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.