Kalmus vs

Acorus calamus compared with Ensifer shofinae

Key Differences

Kalmus is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kalmus
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Proteobacteria (Proteobakterien)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Rhizobiales (Rhizobiales)
Family	Acoraceae	Rhizobiaceae
Genus	Acorus	Ensifer
Species	Acorus calamus	Ensifer shofinae

Conservation Status

Kalmus

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kalmus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kalmus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (30 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Kalmus

The Calamus (Acorus calamus) is a species in the genus Acorus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Ensifer shofinae is a nitrogen-fixing alphaproteobacterium in the family Rhizobiaceae, capable of forming symbiotic nodules on leguminous plant roots. Like other Ensifer species, it fixes atmospheric nitrogen in exchange for carbon compounds from its host plant, making it ecologically important in low-nitrogen soils. It was isolated from root nodules and characterized based on molecular and phenotypic traits.