Gemeine Akelei vs Hellorangegrüner Heufalter

Aquilegia vulgaris compared with Colias chrysotheme

Key Differences

• Gemeine Akelei is Least Concern while Hellorangegrüner Heufalter is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gemeine Akelei	Hellorangegrüner Heufalter
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Ranunculales (Hahnenfußartige)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Pieridae
Genus	Aquilegia	Colias
Species	Aquilegia vulgaris	Colias chrysotheme

Conservation Status

Gemeine Akelei

LC — Least Concern

Hellorangegrüner Heufalter

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gemeine Akelei	Hellorangegrüner Heufalter
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).

Hellorangegrüner Heufalter

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable 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:

🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇷🇴 Romania 🇷🇺 Russia 🇺🇦 Ukraine