Gemeine Akelei vs Downy Truffle

Aquilegia vulgaris compared with Tuber puberulum

Key Differences

• Gemeine Akelei is Least Concern while Downy Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gemeine Akelei	Downy Truffle
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Schlauchpilze)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Ranunculales (Hahnenfußartige)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Aquilegia	Tuber
Species	Aquilegia vulgaris	Tuber puberulum

Conservation Status

Gemeine Akelei

LC — Least Concern

Downy Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gemeine Akelei	Downy Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Downy Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden