Hydrangea vs Japanese Climbing-hydrangea

Hydrangea macrophylla compared with Hydrangea anomala

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hydrangea	Japanese Climbing-hydrangea
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Cornales (Cornales)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family same	Hydrangeaceae	Hydrangeaceae
Genus same	Hydrangea	Hydrangea
Species	Hydrangea macrophylla	Hydrangea anomala

Evolutionary Relationship

Hydrangea and Japanese Climbing-hydrangea share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Hydrangea.

Conservation Status

Hydrangea

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Climbing-hydrangea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hydrangea	Japanese Climbing-hydrangea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hydrangea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (10 countries), North America (Guatemala), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

Japanese Climbing-hydrangea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan