Calamus vs Mudworm

Acorus calamus compared with Aporrectodea limicola

Key Differences

• Calamus is Least Concern while Mudworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calamus	Mudworm
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Clitellata (Clitellata)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Crassiclitellata (Crassiclitellata)
Family	Acoraceae	Lumbricidae
Genus	Acorus	Aporrectodea
Species	Acorus calamus	Aporrectodea limicola

Conservation Status

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

Mudworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calamus	Mudworm
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).

Mudworm

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States