arctic buttercup vs European bison

Ranunculus hyperboreus compared with Bison bonasus

Key Differences

• arctic buttercup is Least Concern while European bison is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic buttercup	European bison
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Ranunculus	Bison
Species	Ranunculus hyperboreus	Bison bonasus

Conservation Status

arctic buttercup

LC — Least Concern

European bison

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic buttercup	European bison
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

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

European bison

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine.

arctic buttercup

The Arctic buttercup (Ranunculus hyperboreus) is a species in the genus Ranunculus. It is currently classified as Least Concern 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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden