Gemeine Akelei vs Mehlkäfer

Aquilegia vulgaris compared with Tenebrio molitor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gemeine Akelei	Mehlkäfer
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Ranunculales (Hahnenfußartige)	Coleoptera (Käfer)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Tenebrionidae
Genus	Aquilegia	Tenebrio
Species	Aquilegia vulgaris	Tenebrio molitor

Conservation Status

Gemeine Akelei

LC — Least Concern

Mehlkäfer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gemeine Akelei	Mehlkäfer
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).

Mehlkäfer

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Mongolia), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.