Bearded Pink vs Deptford Pink

Dianthus barbatus compared with Dianthus armeria

Key Differences

• Bearded Pink is Not Evaluated while Deptford Pink is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded Pink	Deptford Pink
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family same	Caryophyllaceae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus same	Dianthus	Dianthus
Species	Dianthus barbatus	Dianthus armeria

Evolutionary Relationship

Bearded Pink and Deptford Pink share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dianthus.

Conservation Status

Bearded Pink

NE — Not Evaluated

Deptford Pink

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bearded Pink	Deptford Pink
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bearded Pink

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Deptford Pink

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile, Colombia). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bearded Pink

The Bearded Pink (Dianthus barbatus) is a species in the genus Dianthus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 10 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States