Bayou Violet vs Kidney-Leaf Violet

Viola sororia compared with Viola renifolia

Key Differences

• Bayou Violet is Not Evaluated while Kidney-Leaf Violet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bayou Violet	Kidney-Leaf Violet
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family same	Violaceae	Violaceae
Genus same	Viola	Viola
Species	Viola sororia	Viola renifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Bayou Violet and Kidney-Leaf Violet share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Viola.

Conservation Status

Bayou Violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Kidney-Leaf Violet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bayou Violet	Kidney-Leaf Violet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bayou Violet

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Kidney-Leaf Violet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Bayou Violet

The Bayou Violet (Viola sororia) is a species in the genus Viola. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States