Calamus vs Dark Pincertail

Acorus calamus compared with Onychogomphus assimilis

Key Differences

• Calamus is Least Concern while Dark Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calamus	Dark Pincertail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Acoraceae	Gomphidae
Genus	Acorus	Onychogomphus
Species	Acorus calamus	Onychogomphus assimilis

Conservation Status

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

Dark Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calamus	Dark Pincertail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Calamus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (30 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Dark Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Calamus

The Calamus (Acorus calamus) is a species in the genus Acorus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.