Gemeine Akelei vs Moorwiesenvögelchen

Aquilegia vulgaris compared with Coenonympha oedippus

Key Differences

• Gemeine Akelei is Least Concern while Moorwiesenvögelchen is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gemeine Akelei	Moorwiesenvögelchen
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Ranunculales (Hahnenfußartige)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Aquilegia	Coenonympha
Species	Aquilegia vulgaris	Coenonympha oedippus

Conservation Status

Gemeine Akelei

LC — Least Concern

Moorwiesenvögelchen

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gemeine Akelei	Moorwiesenvögelchen
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).

Moorwiesenvögelchen

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (15 countries). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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:

🇫🇷 France 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 🇷🇺 Russia 🇺🇦 Ukraine