Calamus vs marbled lungfish

Acorus calamus compared with Protopterus aethiopicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calamus	marbled lungfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Acoraceae	Protopteridae
Genus	Acorus	Protopterus
Species	Acorus calamus	Protopterus aethiopicus

Conservation Status

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

marbled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calamus	marbled lungfish
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).

marbled lungfish

Habitat

Native to Africa, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Rwanda.

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.