Alpine Catchfly vs Gemeine Akelei

Silene alpicola compared with Aquilegia vulgaris

Key Differences

• Alpine Catchfly is Vulnerable while Gemeine Akelei is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Catchfly	Gemeine Akelei
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caryophyllales (Nelkenartige)	Ranunculales (Hahnenfußartige)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Silene	Aquilegia
Species	Silene alpicola	Aquilegia vulgaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Catchfly and Gemeine Akelei share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Alpine Catchfly

VU — Vulnerable

Gemeine Akelei

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Catchfly	Gemeine Akelei
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Catchfly

Habitat

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

Gemeine Akelei

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

Alpine Catchfly

The Alpine Catchfly (Silene alpicola) is a species in the genus Silene. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Gemeine Akelei

The Capon's-feather (Aquilegia vulgaris) is a species in the genus Aquilegia. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.