Kalmus vs Schillerndes Meerohr

Acorus calamus compared with Haliotis varia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kalmus	Schillerndes Meerohr
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Weichtiere)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Gastropoda (Schnecken)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Acoraceae	Haliotidae
Genus	Acorus	Haliotis
Species	Acorus calamus	Haliotis varia

Conservation Status

Kalmus

LC — Least Concern

Schillerndes Meerohr

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kalmus	Schillerndes Meerohr
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).

Schillerndes Meerohr

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Sri Lanka and 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.