Calamus vs Dock aphid

Acorus calamus compared with Brachycaudus rumexicolens

Key Differences

Calamus is Least Concern while Dock aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calamus	Dock aphid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Acoraceae	Aphididae
Genus	Acorus	Brachycaudus
Species	Acorus calamus	Brachycaudus rumexicolens

Conservation Status

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

Dock aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calamus	Dock aphid
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).

Dock aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (19 countries) and North America (United States).

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.