bluff cinquefoil vs Guemal

Potentilla arenosa compared with Hippocamelus bisulcus

Key Differences

• bluff cinquefoil is Near Threatened while Guemal is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bluff 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 arenosa	Hippocamelus bisulcus

Conservation Status

bluff cinquefoil

NT — Near Threatened

Guemal

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bluff cinquefoil	Guemal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bluff cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Guemal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bluff cinquefoil

The Bluff cinquefoil (Potentilla arenosa) is a species in the genus Potentilla. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.