Calamus vs Fox-tail Feather-moss

Acorus calamus compared with Thamnobryum alopecurum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calamus	Fox-tail Feather-moss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Bryophyta
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Acoraceae	Neckeraceae
Genus	Acorus	Thamnobryum
Species	Acorus calamus	Thamnobryum alopecurum

Evolutionary Relationship

Calamus and Fox-tail Feather-moss share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

View Kingdom: Plantae

Conservation Status

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

Fox-tail Feather-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calamus	Fox-tail Feather-moss
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).

Fox-tail Feather-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.