Calamus vs Ground bug

Acorus calamus compared with Nysius atlantidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calamus	Ground bug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Acoraceae	Lygaeidae
Genus	Acorus	Nysius
Species	Acorus calamus	Nysius atlantidum

Conservation Status

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

Ground bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calamus	Ground bug
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).

Ground bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.