Calamus vs Small Stagshorn

Acorus calamus compared with Calocera cornea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calamus	Small Stagshorn
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Dacrymycetes (Dacrymycetes)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Dacrymycetales (Dacrymycetales)
Family	Acoraceae	Dacrymycetaceae
Genus	Acorus	Calocera
Species	Acorus calamus	Calocera cornea

Conservation Status

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

Small Stagshorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calamus	Small Stagshorn
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).

Small Stagshorn

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.