arctic buttercup vs Early Buttercup

Ranunculus hyperboreus compared with Ranunculus fascicularis

Key Differences

• arctic buttercup is Least Concern while Early Buttercup is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic buttercup	Early Buttercup
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family same	Ranunculaceae	Ranunculaceae
Genus same	Ranunculus	Ranunculus
Species	Ranunculus hyperboreus	Ranunculus fascicularis

Evolutionary Relationship

arctic buttercup and Early Buttercup share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ranunculus.

Conservation Status

arctic buttercup

LC — Least Concern

Early Buttercup

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic buttercup	Early Buttercup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Early Buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

arctic buttercup

The Arctic buttercup (Ranunculus hyperboreus) is a species in the genus Ranunculus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada