Kalmus vs Plant bug

Acorus calamus compared with Atractotomus mali

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kalmus	Plant bug
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Hemiptera (Schnabelkerfe)
Family	Acoraceae	Miridae
Genus	Acorus	Atractotomus
Species	Acorus calamus	Atractotomus mali

Conservation Status

Kalmus

LC — Least Concern

Plant bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kalmus	Plant bug
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).

Plant bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.