Erdbeerfingerkraut vs Gemeiner Tormentill

Potentilla sterilis compared with Potentilla erecta

Key Differences

• Erdbeerfingerkraut is Least Concern while Gemeiner Tormentill is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Erdbeerfingerkraut	Gemeiner Tormentill
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Rosales (Rosenartige)	Rosales (Rosenartige)
Family same	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus same	Potentilla	Potentilla
Species	Potentilla sterilis	Potentilla erecta

Evolutionary Relationship

Erdbeerfingerkraut and Gemeiner Tormentill share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Potentilla.

Conservation Status

Erdbeerfingerkraut

LC — Least Concern

Gemeiner Tormentill

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Erdbeerfingerkraut	Gemeiner Tormentill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Erdbeerfingerkraut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).

Gemeiner Tormentill

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Erdbeerfingerkraut

The Barren strawberry (Potentilla sterilis) is a species in the genus Potentilla. 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 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden