Alpine Widow vs Gemeine Akelei

Dingana alticola compared with Aquilegia vulgaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Widow	Gemeine Akelei
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Ranunculales (Hahnenfußartige)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Dingana	Aquilegia
Species	Dingana alticola	Aquilegia vulgaris

Conservation Status

Alpine Widow

LC — Least Concern

Gemeine Akelei

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Widow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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 Widow

The Alpine Widow (Dingana alticola) is a species in the genus Dingana. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.