arctic buttercup vs Spinyfruit buttercup

Ranunculus hyperboreus compared with Ranunculus muricatus

Key Differences

• arctic buttercup is Least Concern while Spinyfruit buttercup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic buttercup	Spinyfruit 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 muricatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

arctic buttercup

LC — Least Concern

Spinyfruit buttercup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic buttercup	Spinyfruit 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.

Spinyfruit buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Georgia, Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).

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 3 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden