Calamus vs Piedmont Ringlet

Acorus calamus compared with Erebia meolans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calamus	Piedmont Ringlet
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	Erebia
Species	Acorus calamus	Erebia meolans

Conservation Status

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

Piedmont Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calamus	Piedmont Ringlet
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).

Piedmont Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.