Calamus vs four-wing evening-primrose

Acorus calamus compared with Oenothera tetraptera

Key Differences

• Calamus is Least Concern while four-wing evening-primrose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calamus	four-wing evening-primrose
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Acoraceae	Onagraceae
Genus	Acorus	Oenothera
Species	Acorus calamus	Oenothera tetraptera

Evolutionary Relationship

Calamus and four-wing evening-primrose share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

four-wing evening-primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calamus	four-wing evening-primrose
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).

four-wing evening-primrose

Habitat

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

Range

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

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇿🇦 South Africa 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan