three-lobed crowfoot vs Worm-rooted Buttercup

Ranunculus tripartitus compared with Ranunculus vermirrhizus

Key Differences

• three-lobed crowfoot is Near Threatened while Worm-rooted Buttercup is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	three-lobed crowfoot	Worm-rooted 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 tripartitus	Ranunculus vermirrhizus

Evolutionary Relationship

three-lobed crowfoot and Worm-rooted Buttercup share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ranunculus.

Conservation Status

three-lobed crowfoot

NT — Near Threatened

Worm-rooted Buttercup

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	three-lobed crowfoot	Worm-rooted Buttercup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

three-lobed crowfoot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Worm-rooted Buttercup

Habitat

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