bird's-foot buttercup vs Blister Buttercup

Ranunculus arcticus compared with Ranunculus sceleratus

Key Differences

• bird's-foot buttercup is Not Evaluated while Blister Buttercup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bird's-foot buttercup	Blister Buttercup
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family same	Ranunculaceae	Ranunculaceae
Genus same	Ranunculus	Ranunculus
Species	Ranunculus arcticus	Ranunculus sceleratus

Evolutionary Relationship

bird's-foot buttercup and Blister Buttercup share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ranunculus.

Conservation Status

bird's-foot buttercup

NE — Not Evaluated

Blister Buttercup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bird's-foot buttercup	Blister Buttercup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bird's-foot buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

Blister Buttercup

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (Georgia, Pakistan, Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

bird's-foot buttercup

The Bird's-foot buttercup (Ranunculus arcticus) is a species in the genus Ranunculus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Blister Buttercup

The Blister Buttercup (Ranunculus sceleratus) is a species in the genus Ranunculus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden