Calamus vs Great stingaree

Acorus calamus compared with Urolophus bucculentus

Key Differences

• Calamus is Least Concern while Great stingaree is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calamus	Great stingaree
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Acoraceae	Urolophidae
Genus	Acorus	Urolophus
Species	Acorus calamus	Urolophus bucculentus

Conservation Status

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

Great stingaree

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calamus	Great stingaree
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).

Great stingaree

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.