Calamus vs Spring Blackclock

Acorus calamus compared with Pterostichus vernalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calamus	Spring Blackclock
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Acoraceae	Carabidae
Genus	Acorus	Pterostichus
Species	Acorus calamus	Pterostichus vernalis

Conservation Status

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

Spring Blackclock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calamus	Spring Blackclock
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).

Spring Blackclock

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.