Calamus vs Grisons Fritillary

Acorus calamus compared with Melitaea varia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calamus	Grisons Fritillary
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Acoraceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Acorus	Melitaea
Species	Acorus calamus	Melitaea varia

Conservation Status

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

Grisons Fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calamus	Grisons Fritillary
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).

Grisons Fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Austria, France, Italy, and Switzerland.

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.