Calamus vs Golan Iris

Acorus calamus compared with Iris hermona

Key Differences

• Calamus is Least Concern while Golan Iris is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calamus	Golan Iris
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Acoraceae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Acorus	Iris
Species	Acorus calamus	Iris hermona

Conservation Status

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

Golan Iris

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calamus	Golan Iris
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).

Golan Iris

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.