Calamus vs hooked threadwort

Acorus calamus compared with Cephaloziella uncinata

Key Differences

• Calamus is Least Concern while hooked threadwort is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calamus	hooked threadwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Acoraceae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Acorus	Cephaloziella
Species	Acorus calamus	Cephaloziella uncinata

Evolutionary Relationship

Calamus and hooked threadwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

hooked threadwort

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calamus	hooked threadwort
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).

hooked threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden