Least Water Lily vs Yellow Cowlily

Nuphar pumila compared with Nuphar lutea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Least Water Lily	Yellow Cowlily
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Nymphaeales (Nymphaeales)	Nymphaeales (Nymphaeales)
Family same	Nymphaeaceae	Nymphaeaceae
Genus same	Nuphar	Nuphar
Species	Nuphar pumila	Nuphar lutea

Evolutionary Relationship

Least Water Lily and Yellow Cowlily share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Nuphar.

Conservation Status

Least Water Lily

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Cowlily

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Least Water Lily	Yellow Cowlily
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Least Water Lily

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Yellow Cowlily

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States