Floating Sundew vs pink sundew

Drosera intermedia compared with Drosera capillaris

Key Differences

• Floating Sundew is Least Concern while pink sundew is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Sundew	pink sundew
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	Droseraceae	Droseraceae
Genus same	Drosera	Drosera
Species	Drosera intermedia	Drosera capillaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Floating Sundew and pink sundew share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Drosera.

Conservation Status

Floating Sundew

LC — Least Concern

pink sundew

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Sundew	pink sundew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Floating Sundew

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil).

pink sundew

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇺 Cuba