Calamus vs Striped Grayling

Acorus calamus compared with Hipparchia fidia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calamus	Striped Grayling
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	Hipparchia
Species	Acorus calamus	Hipparchia fidia

Conservation Status

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

Striped Grayling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calamus	Striped Grayling
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).

Striped Grayling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain.

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.