Eight-Angled Floatingheart vs Floating Heart

Nymphoides cordata compared with Nymphoides peltata

Key Differences

• Eight-Angled Floatingheart is Least Concern while Floating Heart is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Floating Heart
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family same	Menyanthaceae	Menyanthaceae
Genus same	Nymphoides	Nymphoides
Species	Nymphoides cordata	Nymphoides peltata

Evolutionary Relationship

Eight-Angled Floatingheart and Floating Heart share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Nymphoides.

Conservation Status

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Floating Heart

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Floating Heart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Floating Heart

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States