Bloodwort vs Mexican Flameknee

Achillea millefolium compared with Brachypelma auratum

Key Differences

• Bloodwort is Least Concern while Mexican Flameknee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bloodwort	Mexican Flameknee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Theraphosidae
Genus	Achillea	Brachypelma
Species	Achillea millefolium	Brachypelma auratum

Conservation Status

Bloodwort

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Flameknee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bloodwort	Mexican Flameknee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bloodwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

Mexican Flameknee

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Bloodwort

The Bloodwort (Achillea millefolium) is a species in the genus Achillea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic real